A lot of ppl call quartersawn sycamore American Lacewood. It's much easier to work than actual lacewood, sycamore is soft but tough, machines so easy and smooth. We have lots of it around here and the mill I usually get it at has boards up to 20" wide and usually has 16/4 material. And it's cheap, around $2 a bf. I always dig through for the spalted stuff.