I'm glad you like it, Mike. The Magnetic Zen is my favorite RB kit. I don't use a CA finish very often because I'm just not very good at it & I generally like friction or urethane finishes. I thought I'd give it s try on this one & figured I could always sand it off & do something else if it didn't work out. I was really happy with the way it turned out. Still not a professional job, but probably my best effort to date.
The blanks are all common Texas woods & all are from my farm except the camphor. That came from a local tree, but not from my property. "Exotic" is whatever you can't find locally, so I thought you might enjoy seeing & turning some of our local woods.
All the best
Edgar