I wish I would have asked for samples... Photos of wood finishes are so hard to decipher!

My Q is about Sandalwood.

These three pieces have it. Does it usually look like this:
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Or this, which appears quite light:
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Or somewhere in between like this:
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The first one is pretty stunning. Maybe they just worked the highs and lows in the finish particularly to accentuate the curves, though...