the Ipe is hard to cut! It's harder than hell, 3 times harder than teak. But it's the density and weight(almost twice that of teak) also, I think, makes my cutting so tough. My 14" Delta bandsaw has a 1/2 hp motor. I've never really needed more power. I do now.

I can get through the 1 1/2" resawing, and I've struggled through some 3" wide resaws, but that's it. The saw doesn't have the power to go through any more Ipe stock. The 4 teeth per inch on the the 1/2" blade needs a slower feed rate than anything else I've resawn. You can almost hear each tooth make it's cut...

The table saw with a carbide blade does it- but just like the bandsaw - with a slower feed rate. A top end bandsaw blade would no doubt help (Woodslicer for instance, about 100 bucks). Carbide circular saws are best. I have an 18V Makita cordless saw. It takes a full charge to cut off a 2x6"(seems like anyway).

On planes, I have to hone the blades, often. Router seemed to breeze through it.

I haven't done much yet, but sanding takes longer. That's coming up and I may have to get some 40grit discs for some stock removal.

It should hold up very well, I can't imagine anything wearing it down. It's rated very high for slip resistance when wet. I'd say for my project, these qualities are overkill. But I'll have nearly 500 bucks in Ipe just for this cockpit. That's a 1000 dollar savings over teak.

It's 'Janka rating' is this : takes 3680 pounds of force to push a 3/8" steel ball half way into the Ipe. That means, I can just toss the winch handle into the cockpit,... from the mast. No dents.