Jeff said:

The outside is black walnut and the inside is red oak. I understand
why you'd think the outside was Cocobola but it's poor lighting
playing tricks on you.

My blog has been suffering due to a string of woodworking projects. On
top of that, I have friends who've inquired about pieces. Thus far
I've been putting them off. There's only so many hours in a day....

I recognized the red oak drawer interiors and the walnut fronts, but
wasn't sure about the side panels. I understand about lighting/camera
setups. I try to photograph woodturnings, but without investing some
effort into diffuse lighting and backgrounds (who the hell has time or
room for that...) they turn out like this:
http://webpages.charter.net/videodoc..._pwalnut01.jpg

My blog has been suffering from exploding head syndrome. I've gotten
to the point where I just can't watch the lunacy anymore....

As for friends who commission pieces, wish I had that problem - as
long as they are paying cash...

Ciao,

Greg G.