Thank you for your responses.

lol, not to worried at present about "sexy", maybe that will come in future generations.

I didn't know Ironwood was a generic name. The species name I'm referring to is Hophornbeam. (When I say Hophornbeam locally, they don't know what that is, they only know it as Ironwood). Generally, it doesn't get large enough, but it is strong. Probably will be too difficult to work.

Is there a document or book anybody can refer me to that discusses the different properties from a TF perspective?