It is Alaskan Yellow cedar. I asked Joe. One thing I found out. I picked up some alder. It's a lighter weight hardwood, and is completely white with very little grain showing. Might be nice for accents.

: That sounds right to me. You had to get past the absolutely perfect
: mirror-smooth polyurethane finish, and close your eyes to the perfection
: of the fit of the numerous small inlaid peices.

: I had a real problem with that