I am definitely going to hell after the stunt I pulled. Let me start by saying he was ( and I hope still is) a good friend and we are always pulling tricks on each other. Anyway he was in the shop today and saw a pile of VERY black sawdust on the floor by the chainsaw. There was a 8" by 10" by
12" piece of black wood nearby and he asked what type of wood it was. I replied Texas ebony and proceeded explain how after years of exposure it turned to a deep black and was even more impervious to rot and insects than bois d'arc. He asked me how it turned and I had to admit that I had never tried but he was welcome to take the piece and try it. He thought that was a great idea, grabbed the wood and rushed home to try it. Now I have to worry about his reaction when he discovers that his prize is a piece of railroad tie!