Super wood

[slowmover]

Wood is great. Until it gets too hot.

As to lignum vitae, see Ninja Nate for police batons. (A hickory axe handle — mines called Lester after Lester Maddox — just ain’t the same). That cocobolo, wow!

[freebeard]

Only in the presence of oxygen. Iron has the same problem.

Cue the axe-handle scene from Pale Rider.