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Post by bushog on Dec 30, 2021 9:21:14 GMT -5
Great job!
I really like the way they’re laid out with the grain.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Dec 30, 2021 14:35:54 GMT -5
I concur, the grain layout is unique almost makes it looks like laminated wood
Trapr
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Post by lscg on Dec 30, 2021 15:36:28 GMT -5
thanks all! no Sir, Texas. |
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Post by bamagreg on Dec 31, 2021 7:19:32 GMT -5
A friend that used to make bows from it, gave me cast off pieces, firewood size. It is grade A type cooking wood too ! Another interesting note: Osage Orange has one of the highest energy contents of all woods when burning |
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Post by bula on Dec 31, 2021 8:25:53 GMT -5
No lab here, just field tested under steaks. HOT. If you have gone to the trouble to find, use mesquite, try the Osage, just sayin'.
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Post by jayhawker on Dec 31, 2021 10:23:39 GMT -5
Where I grew up in KS it is called hedge, made best fence posts as does not rot.
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Post by longoval on Dec 31, 2021 14:48:06 GMT -5
Grips look very well done. The only issue I have with osage is that the color changes to a dull brown over time. Kind of the opposite of holly, which gets more colorful.
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Post by rangersedge on Jan 6, 2022 20:33:22 GMT -5
Had several pairs of custom nunchucks made about 35 years ago. They have darkened; but i think i like the darker look better. They have also held up great plus they have the heft / density to be scary even with smaller diameter. Want to have a walking staff made one of these days. Here's how it compares on btu scale for heat. www.wood-heating-solutions.com/wood-species-btu-values/ |
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Post by kings6 on Jan 6, 2022 20:46:54 GMT -5
I have a green sturgeon skin backed osage orange long bow that has gotten considerably darker over the years. Still a pretty piece of armament though.
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Post by bushog on Jan 6, 2022 23:09:47 GMT -5
I have a green sturgeon skin backed osage orange long bow that has gotten considerably darker over the years. Still a pretty piece of armament though. Fish skin? Is there a purpose for that or just decorative? |
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Post by kings6 on Jan 6, 2022 23:49:42 GMT -5
John may have put it on for a little bit of strength but mostly it was for the artistic feature. He named the bow Diamond Fever and the sturgeon skin is a greenish brown color background with white diamonds where the scales were attached. I will get a good picture of it and share it. I think it is every bit as attractive as my Brackenbury recurve I used to kill my elk. My third bow is a Brackenbury takedown recurve that was signed by Fred Bear. It is on display at the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife in a traditional archery display.
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Post by clintsfolly on Jan 7, 2022 10:51:38 GMT -5
Back in 94-95 I cut a huge osage orange tree and had it milled by a friend with a WoodMizer. One of the cooler projects from it was a Shaker style rocking chair. The arms,legs and rockers are Osage. The spindles and back slats are Birdseye maple or curly maple. The chair sat in my living room by the window for 20 year. All the osage has dark rich burnt umber patina. Still have about 50-60 bft left.
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Post by kings6 on Jan 7, 2022 12:31:54 GMT -5
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jan 7, 2022 12:45:33 GMT -5
How nice, see some great things on this forum!
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Post by tullymars on Jan 7, 2022 18:27:57 GMT -5
finished up this set of Bois D’arc for a forum member.    My dad used Bodock as a descriptive term. Like ,that guy was tougher than a Bodock stump. Beautiful grips that should hold up well. |
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