Leon wrote:
"ed_h" wrote in message
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There is a huge variation in the appearance of woods called
Ironwood.

I've worked both Hophornbeam and Ipe, and they are, IMO, not as
difficult as some others have implied. They are hard and heavy,
but
sharp tools will handle them nicely. Ipe dust gave me the
sniffles.


LOL... Have you gotten the dust on a sweaty arm yet? It turns blood
red.

It's the strangest thing. The wood is brown, the sawdust is bright
yellow, but it stains things red. I had pink hair for a week.