I just finished this portable/lap desk as a secret santa gift. It’s made from curly maple, African mahogany, walnut, cottonwood, and jatoba. I hand-cut the dovetails, most of the breadboard ends, and the wooden “shipwright-style” hinge in the back (except for the table saw slice holding the brass pivot rod). I used a lot of planes and other hand tools on this project, and did very little sanding (the top maple piece isn’t sanded at all) as a result . Finished with amber shellac, waterlox original, and renaissance wax.