@aksavanaman , hey man, I was just going through some of my emails, I found out what kind of wood this is. It's Masur Birch. and it's dyed black. Just so you know...
Well...I'm thinkin of cuttin into the long block of snakewood this weekend. It's sposta rain all weekend. So It'll be a nice day inside my shop. Not too hot, not to cold.
I also need to mill up some of the spalted rock maple I have. Maybe stabilize some of it too.
It's been too long for me not to be in my shop. But work was demanding for some OT. So....60 hours a week for 2 months is good enough. I'm pooped and need a nap....
Well...I cut up a slice of snakewood out of the log, not the good long block. Here's what it looks like....
Not too bad. I do need a new dust collector hose. I bought a used dust collector for $50 from a tag sale that had a dryer hose on it. It collapsed on itself. So I need to go to Woodcraft and get a proper hose. I had snake dust everywhere! Thank god for shop vacs....