I assume we're mostly sticking close to the usual lineup of woods for our Decware components. I asked, and was told, that there isn't a huge number of photos of what has been produced so far by Steve's woodshops.

I sense a missed commercial opportunity for DW here. After the trauma of waiting 2+ years -- your child is now below 100 on the wait list and you suddenly want to do it right, plus you realize it will outlive you and you want it in a museum, or to sell for something outrageous when the DW queue reaches 7 years and global warming has wiped out half the wood species (just being practical) -- you could well find yourself with a sudden urge to go for, I don't know, merpuah or tigerwood or something. Or vibranium.

Any wood comments from those with experience in this woody area would be interesting.

OK. Quite a bit softer than padauk, apparently, but beautiful and not soft in absolute terms.

I hear padauk has a tendency to darken over medium time frames, which leaves it less pretty than the photos we see.

Padauk is an oily wood. It has a tendency to gum up machinery and cutters.

Ive been tossing ideas around in my head for building custom bases for my Decware pieces but more than likely I'll be using veneers on mdf as A) cheaper B) none of my saws/blades/bits are up to snuff for working with pricey hardwoods.
Bossing around pine/mdf/plywood is one thing and cutting/molding/shaping hardowwds can be like working with glass at times. Chipping , kickback , marks can be a drag when you're staring at that $200 slice of wood you just ruined and didnt have room for error.

FWIW, I got Rachael dressed in birdseye maple to match my CAMs.  Made a nice combination for me.

ChrisC