allen, they will be hickory with walnut legs. the riser on the menorah will be walnut as well. too late, i've already glued them down. the bases are about 3/4" thick, and the risers are 1/4" thick. i picked up some candle cups, and they are about a cat whisker and a half too wide for the candles i'm using. i looked all over the place, and wound up buying the candles from some outfit that imports them from Israel. i don't know if my handling them dekosherizes them, but they were kosher when i bought them. the holders will be 3/8" grommets, they fit the candles just right. there are enough in the box to supply candles for each menorah i'm making. the other is a kwanzaa candle holder, with 7/8" holders. the last one is an advent candle holder, based on the jerusalem cross. the main arms will be walnut, and the smaller ones hickory. when i have more time off, i'll be making sets of xmas trees too, so i'll be pretty much covered. i'll be including fire hazard cards with each of them. then it will be on to pen and bottle stopper turning. i'm all out of pens and pencils...