@doclomieu @freemo Aww shucks, thanks fellas 😁

For anyone interested, I owe a lot of the final look to sanding with 0000 steel wool after the initial shaping, being very careful to remove all the dust before applying the finish (cyanoacrylate for grip and protection, at least 12 coats), and then polishing up to 12,000 grit with water. It takes a while but I think it pays off.

I wish I could have gotten the chatoyance of the grain in the pictures, because it's honestly prettier in person when the light hits it just right!