Nice work Clark! Even straight grained, koa can be beautiful with contrasting stripes. ...but if you ever see a curly piece properly sawn and finished...my god, the wood looks like it has a living fire inside it. Of course pieces like that go for $150 a board foot and up.
I'm coming full circle now. Last summer, my son did a project collecting koa seed, growing them to seedling and outplanting to reforest. I've still got about 50 seedlings in my backyard!
...apologies to the OP for my tangent. Carry on folks.
