Teak's Way (1)

A piece of teak, a knife, some time and a balcony on a side road in Bangalore, India.
I got this piece of teak from one of the sawmills here.   It seems to be authentic, actual teak, not acacia... 
This wood has a way about it - even in its present solidity, its form and structure, it seems to be telling me that there is thinness within it.  I'm not sure what that means.