Wow, the gear you guys are building is amazingly good, and good-looking!
Quigs, a polished and oiled cocobolo is the ducks nutz IMHO. They feel really good in hand, no need to stop at a satin finish. Beware of the sanding dust from coco, it can be itchy at the bare minimum, and is known to cause allergic reactions, so be careful. I finished my cocobolo on a buffing wheel, I have only used pure petroleum jelly on mine so far (which seems to be fine) but ordered some Renaissance wax to try after reading a post by Pesky Human. Still waiting for it.