I use that wood a lot with intarsia. It's beautiful, the olive like green color with some brown in the heart, large growth rings, the stuff grows fast, and it is a very soft wood, so it can tear out real easy and dent real easy. When I say tear out, I don't necessarily mean it's a brute to turn and it will explode, but it is a very soft fuzzy wood...spin it and you'll see what I mean by all the fuzzies.