I'm all excited at the moment: I just got a load of Ironbark delivered from Queensland. 2000 year old tree, and a certificate needed to cut it down. The only way I got this timber was that the tree was cut down to make room for a freeway. It's a beautiful straight grain wood, with a lovely cinnamon colour, & as dense & heavy as anything I've ever seen. I'll have to get a hilt made asap so I can post a pic