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I have been given a few chunks of iroko.

well, I say given.

I've been dumpster diving again!!

anyway, this stuff is hard as nails and I'm aware of it being famous for blunting tools.....

it's used as a teak substitute, but could it make fretboards as thats the sort of sizes I have.......

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The Iroyko I have worked with is indeed very tough stuff.

Not sure about using it for a fingerboard due to the very large pores and rough feel.

Great for making tools with, stuff like marking tools and perf cutters.

-jd

I wouldn't recommend it. Iroko is tough but not all that hard or dense, in my opinion.
I think that it would get dirty looking pretty quickly as well unless you finished it
with something. But do you really want a fingerboard with finish on it on an
acoustic guitar?