Re: Cuddy Door Help
Hi Oregon V20,
Planing IPE is alot like planing hard maple only worse. Your planer will gouge the face of the board wherever the the grain is figured. As I mentioned, you need good, powerful power tools with sharp blades. Since you are in Oregon, I can't direct you to a lumberyard that stocks IPE. I have a local supplier about 10 miles from my home in PA, and I can hand pick my stock. IPE is getting to be a very popular wood for decking and there should be a lumberyard in your vicinity that stocks it. There was a website for finding hardwoods and wood in general in all locals of the US called "Woodfinder" or something like that, that used your zip code for the search. I will try to find the URL and post it.
Ed G.
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