Thank You! Actualy it's Birch, with a clear finish, red and white felt linings, and Bronze and Brass fittings. It has a MDF infill in the bottom with a grove routed down the center to hold the pen in place, then covered in white felt. No pillow! Ed gave a very interesting demo at the Wisconsin Pen Turners meeting last Sunday, had I known, I could have asked him. Jim SExotic Blanks used to have them. Don't know if Ed still does. Nice job on the pine box.