"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message

OK, I believe you. But do you still say you can do all this, now that the
OP has told us that the wood is ipe? That stuff is harder than hell.

If the answer is "yes", then you must have one finely-tuned bandsaw, and I
congratulate you on that.


I've not cut Ipe, but I have cut Brazilian Cherry. Very slow feeding. I
cut some down to 1/4" thick trim.

You have to take an hour or two to get the saw properly set up and you need
a good sharp blade. The one I use for re-sawing is used just for that
purpose. I also had a good teacher.