Exotic Wood | Osage Orange

A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America.

1A, 1B

Osage Orange turning wood
A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America. 1A: Bark edge, incursion, 1 knot USA AD 8 months - wax sealed. 4 lbs. 1B: A few surface checks on the edge and a few knots. Slight live edge with bark. 4 lbs.

1A	Item# 7-27-10-1A	Length: 12-5/16" Width: 3" Thick: 3"	$29.99
1B	Item# 7-27-10-1B	Length: 12-3/8" Width: 2-15/16" Thick: 2-15/16"	$34.99

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2A, 2B, 2C

Osage Orange turning wood
A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America. 2A: This is the nicest of them all! Only a slight bark edge. A few burl eyes. 5 lbs. 2B: Deep surface checks (black lines) live edge with bark. 4 lbs. 2C: Quartersawn with a few checks down the edge (black lines). 4 lbs.

2A	Item# 7-27-10-2A	Length: 12-1/8" Width: 3-1/8" Thick: 3-1/8"	$44.25
2B	Item# 7-27-10-2B	Length: 12-1/2" Width: 3-1/16" Thick: 3-1/16"	$29.99
2C	Item# 7-27-10-2C	Length: 12-1/4" Width: 3" Thick: 3"	$34.99

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1A, 1B, 1C

Osage Orange
A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America. These are perfect for small articles! Partially air dried and surfaced on two sides. Wax sealed ends. Great tap tone! Marimba keys? C can be used for a quartered guitar fingerboard. 1A and 1C have a knot on the edge. 1C has a two live edges and a soft spot on the end edge. 1A, 2 lbs. 1B, 4 lbs, 1C, 3 lbs.

1A	Item# 6-17-10-1A	Length: 26-3/16" Width: 2-7/8" Thick: 3/4"	$15 sold
1B	Item# 6-17-10-1B	Length: 26-1/2" Width: 3-7/16" Thick: 15/16"	$12.50
1C	Item# 6-17-10-1C	Length: 24-5/8" Width: 3-3/4" Thick: 7/8"	$19

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3A, 3B 3A, 3B
(front & back of 2 boards shown)

Osage Orange
A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America. 3A has two live edges with bark. Partially air dried. Surfaced two sides with wax sealed ends. 1/8" twist. 6 lbs. 3B has Two live edges. 1/16" twist. 5 lbs.

3A	Item# 6-17-10-3A	Length: 37-5/8" Width: 5-3/8" Thick: 3/4"	$25 sold
3B	Item# 6-17-10-3B	Length: 34-1/4" Width: 4-11/16" (down to 4-9/16") Thick: 13/16"	$39 sold

4A, 4B 4A, 4B
(front & back of 2 boards shown)

Osage Orange
A beautiful wood from the southern midwest! Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light. Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well, and also takes stains, glues and finishes well. North America. 4A: 1/8" crown. Live edge with bark. Several small checks on one face at the end. 4 lbs. 4B: 3 Bug holes, Live edge. Quartersawn. 3 lbs.

4A	Item# 6-17-10-4A	Length: 32-9/16" Width: 3-3/4" Thick: 1"	$29.50
4B	Item# 6-17-10-4B	Length: 39-9/16" Width: 2-15/16" Thick: 7/8"	$17.99 sold

3263A

Osage Orange 2 Pack

The large square has crotch figure! A slight incursion in the edge that looks like it will turn off. The grain structure is very similar to desert ironwood from the South West. Iridescent grains with dark stripes through mostly even colored wood. Packaged weight: 2

3263A

Item #
8-13-09-3263A

Length: 6-1/8"
Width: 2-1/4"
Thick: 2-1/4"
Length: 6-1/8"
Width: 1-5/8"
Thick: 1-5/8"

$22
sold

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15A

Osage Orange
2 Pack
Beautiful orange and yellow colors! Turns well. Air dried 2 years +, completely wax sealed.

15A

Item #
8-25-08-15A

Length: 11-1/2"
Width: 1-5/8"
Thick: 1-5/8"
Length: 10-1/4"
Width: 1-3/4"
Thick: 1-3/4"

$24.25
sold

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11A

Osage Orange 2 Pack
Nice turning pieces. Completely wax sealed. Soft area - see photos for black stripe at end.

11A

Item #
8-4-08-11A

Length: 10-3/8"
Width: 1-3/8"
Thick: 1-3/8"
Length: 10-7/8"
Width: 1-1/2"
Thick: 1-1/2"

$18.75

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