Cut & planed the top

This morning I cut and thickness planed the wenge top, pics here.

The wood was about 1" thick to start with, and I wanted the top to be 3/16" thick. Perfect job for a resaw blade in the bandsaw.

The grain should look very nice once it's sanded and finished. If I'd hunted at a wood store, I probably could have found a nicer piece which was more flatsawn, but this board had the distinct virtue of already being paid for.

A few passes through the thickness planer and the boards reached the desired 0.375" (3/16").

The wenge managed to bite me, it seems like any time I work with this wood it demands a blood sacrifice. Of course, any crisp 90-degree angle acts like a serrated knife with wenge, so it's pretty easy to brush a knuckle against it and get a small wound that stings for hours.