Osage Orange, Maclura pomifera, is a beautiful wood from the southern Midwest! The 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. Common uses include: Fence posts, dye, archery bows, musical instruments, turnings, and other small specialty wood items. Beautiful blanks with nice color and grain. Working this wood can be challenging due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. It turns well and takes a nice polish. It also takes stains, glues and finishes well. Intermediate.

Fills a small flat rate box. These cut offs are deal for jewelry, inlay, intarsia, and other fine products. Size ranges from 1" to 7" long x 1/4" to 2" wide (most 1-2”+ width) x 1/16" to 3/4" thick. Weight will vary. The wood is dry but some pieces may contain residual moisture. Some pieces have checks that will turn away unless noted. Bring a little sunshine into your project! ***NOTICE: The cut off boxes are sold by volume, not weight. Weight listed is an approximate ship weight, not product weight. The actual weight of your package will vary depending on the attributes of the pieces included in the box. Box contents will NOT be puzzle stacked.

Fills a medium flat rate box. These cut offs are deal for jewelry, inlay, intarsia, and other fine products. Size ranges from 1" to 7" long x 1/4" to 2" wide (most 1-2”+ width) x 1/16" to 3/4" thick. Weight will vary. The wood is dry but some pieces may contain residual moisture. Some pieces have checks that will turn away unless noted. Bring a little sunshine into your project! ***NOTICE: The cut off boxes are sold by volume, not weight. Weight listed is an approximate ship weight, not product weight. The actual weight of your package will vary depending on the attributes of the pieces included in the box. Box contents will NOT be puzzle stacked.

This piece is quartersawn except for the area near the numbered sticker. There is a 1-1/4" end check near the numbered end. There is a 4" split into the width of the board from the live edge that goes down the full length of the piece. It goes in about 2" at the bottom of the board on the live edge. The full length split isn't easily visible on the numbered face but is slightly visible on the back face. A 10" width is perfectly quartersawn and is instrument grade material on this piece. This piece is kiln dried and is ready to use. There is minor planer skip on the front face. The live edge has some slight charcoal on the live edge that is approximately 1/4" deep.

There is an area that is 15" wide at the top and 17" wide at the bottom that is fully quartersawn and instrument grade. Will need to be able to work with a few end splits and a couple of areas with planer skips and some minor surface checks on the quartersawn area. There are also some minor end checks present. This is the largest piece of quartersawn material that we have ever processed. There are several large penetrating voids near the live edge on the right hand side of this slab. 80% useable for guitars in the quartersawn area. This has been kiln dried and is ready to use. There is a circular blue stain at the numbered end on the opposite face.