This is a beautiful large hardwood tripod. Nicely crafted polished hard hardwood. Could be walnut or mahogany. The tripod tray is carved out of the same wood and is also very nice. Tripod is about 37" tall and the center hub on top is 6.5" wide. Very solid and sturdy. I had my C14 on this tripod with a large mount head. Very nice used condition with a scratch or two on the wood which will polish out no problem. The closest tripod I have ever seen to this one is a Takahashi which this appears to be patterned on. I believe this is made by Takahashi according to people who have seen it.