This is a desk for our oldest son. After retiring from the Airforce and buying a home, he asked me to build his desk. It is all red oak. The base is stained dark brown. The cabling running through the desk are an homage to his being an avionics technician during his time in the Airforce. BTW, he retired as a Master Sargeant. As with any build, I try something new. I used castle joints in most of the corners. The fun part is I got to try my new CMT Tools locked dado blade set. Worth every penny.