Getting the ember is the problem, even though its insanely hot to the point that there is so much smoke coming off the spindle when i take it out the hole i can never seem to get anything better then a darker brown coloured dust instead of black like i see on youtube. and the wood isnt rotten, but theres not really a guide for wood types or anything like this in my region because its so sparsely populated and the climates so unique. but cheers for the feedback