The HF is a 13 inches high by 7 inches wide. The base is spruce. It is a conifer native to the Northwest. The spruce is very soft and marks easily. But it smells nice while being worked on. The Santiago mahogany was give to me by a boat pbuilder. It is glued up using George's OATS format. Thank you George. It is caped with cherry and a walnut finial.