Larry Poffenberger wrote:

> I think the reason you don't see any modern furniture with figured walnut
> is there isn't anyway to work it except with hand tools.  It's a real shame
> most people have no idea how extraordinarily beautiful wood furniture can be.

At the risk of driftin gently OT, you underestimate the "more power"
tendancies of
those people. There's no wood so gnarly it can't be sawn near to size,
and thickness sanded <> <>, turn the extractor on!!!

	BugBear