Thanks guys, It was my first time working Ironwood. I cussed more than a few times! It is hard and smells like crap. Once rough work is done though, it sands real nice and has a look almost like Koa. It seems like you can see through it in the light. I just picked up some Lignum Vitae locally which is supposed to be even harder than Ironwood. They actually make ball bearings out of it.