I've use Ipe for "pound-a-peg" hammer heads. Anything that can
withstand energetic two year olds, should be able to stand up to hammering on your plane.
twitch,
jo4hn


Ipe, also called Greenheart and Pao Lope and loaded with silicates like my
Arkansas stones... I wonder if it would ruin the teeth of my hand saws. I do
have some pieces of it tho...

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