Now I'm uncertain what kind of wood it is as I tend to do a bit of
scrounging, particuarly when I hear a chainsaw in the neighborhood. Well I
found it laying around in the shop and started making it round. The first
thing I noticed was that it was MUCH harder than the maple, of which I have
lots. One of the nicest things I find about hard wood is that it seems to
cut much cleaner with less tearout than softer wood. Almost a mirror-like
finish.