Clamp light base hand carved from reclaimed whitewood, stained in TransTint brown mahogany, and finished with hand rubbed shellac for that old world glow.
That's a piece of 2x2 from Lowe's that's been serving flawlessly to purpose on my desk for a couple years. The rough rasped form tended to catch on a rag when dusting, but no longer. It is now sanded, finished, and silky smooth.
A pleasant surprise, buttonlac mixed in 2013 and resting in the bottle ever since still works fine.
The light is an LED corn light that sits behind the monitor, totally out of the way and quite effective for lighting zoom calls.
