I was inspired by The_Beast's wooden wrist wrests to make some of my own. When I was out looking for wood, I came across a piece of Red Gum and Pao Amarello that I couldn't pass up.
The Pau Amarello had this stunning striping effect going on in it that wasn't present in any of the other pieces:
so I'm making one for a for my QFR and one for my GH60 or Pure.
The Red Gum had these awesome colors and beautiful grain that I haven't seen in it often, so I had to have it:
I cut them down to size, cut a 10 degree angle on the edge, took them to the belt sander, and used a palm sander to put a nice curve on the edges.
Not 100% done yet, but here they are finished in Danish Oil.
Red Gum:
Pau Amarello:
And with the QFR (not the best of pics, but you get the idea):
The gum isn't actually that dark, I just don't have great lighting. The first pic without the keyboard is more accurate.