.....the wood. Anyone know anything about this stuff?
I've had a nice block of this wood for some time now and just cut/cleaned it up a bit(I'd post a pic if I had batteries). Lovely red/brown color, a bit of figure, and likely the heaviest, hardest wood I've ever held. Absolutely incredible! I have lignum vitae and desert ironwood and ebony and blackwood, and a bunch of others.... but, this stuff is in a class of its own!!
It bogged down the chop saw and band saw, and the thickness sander labored through it on 60 grit. Then, even with dust collection on, it began to burn our nostrils(three of us in the shop)! Actually quite painful!
I'm well aware that some woods out there are pretty nasty, and I do normally wear a respirator/dust mask, but I've never had that reaction with any other wood.
Has anyone ever worked with Chico Zapote?
I've had a nice block of this wood for some time now and just cut/cleaned it up a bit(I'd post a pic if I had batteries). Lovely red/brown color, a bit of figure, and likely the heaviest, hardest wood I've ever held. Absolutely incredible! I have lignum vitae and desert ironwood and ebony and blackwood, and a bunch of others.... but, this stuff is in a class of its own!!
It bogged down the chop saw and band saw, and the thickness sander labored through it on 60 grit. Then, even with dust collection on, it began to burn our nostrils(three of us in the shop)! Actually quite painful!
I'm well aware that some woods out there are pretty nasty, and I do normally wear a respirator/dust mask, but I've never had that reaction with any other wood.
Has anyone ever worked with Chico Zapote?