Post #372400 by Swanky on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 6:48 AM

If you use Ipe, you need no finishes. Ironwood will not rot and bug won't eat it. It's too hard for either. It won't absorb water. It is likely heavy as hell. I've held a 70 year old ironwood stone carved club in my hand and was shocked. I have lifted 70 year old lodge poles, 3" X 3" X 12' that sat in the water for over a decade, and looked weathered, but no rot from Papua New Guinea. Tough stuff.