Nothing much happening in the 'shop mainly for the very good reason that I've been away in Japan for nearly a month, so here's something to whet your woodworking appetite; a small parcel of Yakusugi or Japanese Cedar. This particular tree grows only on the island of Yakushima and is unique as it constantly regenerates after being battered by the typhoons. As such, trees easily attain an age of 1000+ years old which then makes the wood hideously expensive. The board shown has the price chalked on it (3500JPN or £24) but it's only 8mm thick. The larger, highly figured block on the lhs was 22,000 JPN or £152). Somewhere in those blocks are fantastic projects waiting to escape...I've just got to find them now - Rob