They cut really thin curlies in anything else (well, I haven't tried
aged oak, yet), so I think they are pretty sharp (SCARYied, just before
use on this piece--and duringG). It has to do with the angle of
attack, and the wood itself--plane geometryG.

George noticed that I mentioned it was CCA--does the metallic content
of the tx have anything to do with the hardness, or is this just badass
wood? (BTW, I know that SYP is hard; my query was to reasons for this
characteristic. Resins, age, tx? Combination?
I'm gonna find a different board.

Dan