Pretty wicked stuff; I make tools & some furniture out of it.
See the http://www.patwarner.com/images/t_square2.jpg link.
Varies considerably from stick to flitch. Heavy, sand and glues well,
mills well too.
Pretty, best you get everything flat before cutting and joining. If it
bends from misuse, you can't flatten it. Ergo, don't do any illegal
x-grain gluing . Stuff left unsupported in your assembly may change
shape.