Marc, I've used it before, and it seems to be a good wood. Not Osage, obviously, but slightly better than Ash, from what I've read. Definitely better than red oak.
Pat I live in South Africa, which complicates things. It means I don't have access to: red oak, maple, osage, hickory, ash, elm or yew. To all intents and purposes, the only readily available woods in order of quality are massaranduba, garapa, meranti, mahogany, pine (har har).