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Do you knife makers need some osage orange? (Bois d' arc)

Posted By: J.G.

Do you knife makers need some osage orange? (Bois d' arc) - 11/24/16 02:46 AM

I milled some today, and milled various thicknesses. The tree was cut down in 2005, so it's not totally green. But I do not have a moisture meter, to give a hard number. Just checking to see if any of you need some.
Posted By: MikeC

Re: Do you knife makers need some osage orange? (Bois d' arc) - 11/27/16 02:30 AM

Ive some stumps that came out from under a house that was built in 1900 but I haven't used any of it yet.
Posted By: bjankowski

Re: Do you knife makers need some osage orange? (Bois d' arc) - 11/30/16 07:06 PM

It's great wood nice and hard and make a good handle. For me the wood scales I use first of all are stabilized and secondly they need to look good, I like highly figured wood.
Osage to me do not have that appeal I like to use, I had tons of it from making bows, but never liked the way it looked on knives.
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