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Osage Orange?
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ms3902, I would love to get some of that Osage from you! Whatever you have laying around that you need to get rid of! Are you planning to come back up for "The Gathering" in the Fall? If so, maybe you could bring a few logs up with you? What would you be wanting for that? Let me know! Maybe we can work up something! Be looking forward to hearing from you! By the way, C Bryant & DJJ, the knives you have pictured on this thread are really great looking with that Osage handle!
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I am planning on coming back up in the fall so I would be able to bring some of it with me then. I would not even want to know what it would cost to ship this stuff, it is the definition of dense.
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ms3902, if you could figure out about how much you have to get rid of, and about what you would charge for it, and let me know so I can plan for it. Maybe two to three logs of anywhere from 8 to 20 inch in diameter, about two foot long? If you can pick that up, and if you can transport that much! Whatever is convenient for you! I know it is some kind of dense and heavy! That is why it wares so well! We have a lot of time before we will see each other so there is no big rush, just whenever you have time! I will just need to know what it is going to cost me, because I will be picking up a knife from Stomper while we are there in the Fall too! Will need to know what kind of cash to bring with me! I'll be here whenever you decide, just let me know!
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Here's a little D-2 Skinner by Nathan the Machinist with Osage Orange Scales.
Osage makes for beautiful scales.
Nathans knives are hair poppin' scary sharp and his knives are well bananced and comfortable to use.
My neighbor borrowed last year and processed 3 deer with it before havin' to strop it to tune the edge up.
Osage is a very flexible wood, the Native Americans used it to make Long Bows for huntin'. :{
Osage makes for beautiful scales.
Nathans knives are hair poppin' scary sharp and his knives are well bananced and comfortable to use.
My neighbor borrowed last year and processed 3 deer with it before havin' to strop it to tune the edge up.
Osage is a very flexible wood, the Native Americans used it to make Long Bows for huntin'. :{
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Here's a little D-2 Skinner by Nathan the Machinist with Osage Orange Scales.
Osage makes for beautiful scales.
Nathans knives are hair poppin' scary sharp and his knives are well bananced and comfortable to use.
My neighbor borrowed last year and processed 3 deer with it before havin' to strop it to tune the edge up.
Osage is a very flexible wood, the Native Americans used it to make Long Bows for huntin'. :{
I do have to point out there is a small inclusion in the scale, Nathan woudn't sell it because it wasn't perfect but he was generous enough to give it away in a contest, Thanks Natan, I still have and will keep forever the knive it's a beautiful example of your work, thanks.
Osage makes for beautiful scales.
Nathans knives are hair poppin' scary sharp and his knives are well bananced and comfortable to use.
My neighbor borrowed last year and processed 3 deer with it before havin' to strop it to tune the edge up.
Osage is a very flexible wood, the Native Americans used it to make Long Bows for huntin'. :{
I do have to point out there is a small inclusion in the scale, Nathan woudn't sell it because it wasn't perfect but he was generous enough to give it away in a contest, Thanks Natan, I still have and will keep forever the knive it's a beautiful example of your work, thanks.
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Do you know what would have to be done to in order to use it after it is cut down? I have a lot of dead standing osage trees that I would cut down and use/giveaway I just don't know what to do with it after it is cut up.
It has become somewhat of a nuance on the heavily wooded areas of the property. It tends to kill of all the other trees around it. Plus it drops those green grapefruit looking things all over the place.:thumbdn:
Contact Nathan the Machinist in the Makers Forum I'm sure he could help.
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I'm loving the color & texture in those pics. That's one heckuva beautiful wood. Hmmmm, from me to Athens is only 2 1/2 hrs. That would be really cool to get some of it and play around working with some of it. I'm a novice, but what the heck, still a cool idea, lol.
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Just let me know if you want to come and get some you are more than welcome to it.
It's funny that this is coming up now... I just emailed John last week about making a knife for me with osage scales. I've got some that I'm gonna send to him If I can get it processed sometime soon.
I would think it would be a popular handle material. If folks have extra that they can mill to about 3/8" thick, I say get it to John so he can offer it!
BTW I found a guy named James Easton in Iowa with the website www.osageorange.com. He makes bows out of osage entirely by hand, and has staves available to. Real nice guy on the phone, and an interesting website as well.
/DJJ- The osage on that knife you sold me is gorgeous. I think I'm addicted to the stuff.
I would think it would be a popular handle material. If folks have extra that they can mill to about 3/8" thick, I say get it to John so he can offer it!
BTW I found a guy named James Easton in Iowa with the website www.osageorange.com. He makes bows out of osage entirely by hand, and has staves available to. Real nice guy on the phone, and an interesting website as well.
/DJJ- The osage on that knife you sold me is gorgeous. I think I'm addicted to the stuff.
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That is the problem I have is that I don't have a way of cutting it down to handle sizes. All that I have is a chainsaw, scroll saw, and a few hand tools. And with the hand tools it is a very slow process.:grumpy:
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ms3902! If you are coming in September, please try to remember to bring me some of the osage that we talked about! If you want to, bring me an extra piece for yourself, and I will try to mill it into knife handle sizes for you! All you will have to do with it then is put it up some place dry and let it age awhile! Let me know!
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I am planning on coming up for the gathering again so I will just throw (attempt) some in the back of the truck.
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O.K.! Sounds great! Thanks Buddy!
Although I don't use it for scales, I do use it making pens.
The process I use:
Cut the tree, de-bark it(gets the crap out of the way for bandsaw work-blade stays sharp longer, and I hate sharpening those things), decide whether-or-not to crosscut the piece/bias cut it/just use it straight-up, cut into useable size, AnchorSeal the endgrain to keep from checking during the air drying, and then stack.
I normally do not need to stabilize the pieces unless there is some soft spots. My vendor charges $8/lb plus shipping both ways for the stabilizing....and you could possibly end up with warped pieces.
On the cross-cut stuff, I'll use quite a large amount of thin CA(Cyanoacrylate), to keep the wood together during the turn and to seal the pores....makes for a very nice finish also, as it makes the wood harder.
Have noticed if you kiln dry the piece it will loose some color....
It can also be buried in sawdust(moist, not wet) for a few monthes to force spalting(I like using Eastern Red Cedar sawdust-just my preference). Only requirement for spalting is to keep the wood above 50*F....
Scott (just my two cents) B
The process I use:
Cut the tree, de-bark it(gets the crap out of the way for bandsaw work-blade stays sharp longer, and I hate sharpening those things), decide whether-or-not to crosscut the piece/bias cut it/just use it straight-up, cut into useable size, AnchorSeal the endgrain to keep from checking during the air drying, and then stack.
I normally do not need to stabilize the pieces unless there is some soft spots. My vendor charges $8/lb plus shipping both ways for the stabilizing....and you could possibly end up with warped pieces.
On the cross-cut stuff, I'll use quite a large amount of thin CA(Cyanoacrylate), to keep the wood together during the turn and to seal the pores....makes for a very nice finish also, as it makes the wood harder.
Have noticed if you kiln dry the piece it will loose some color....
It can also be buried in sawdust(moist, not wet) for a few monthes to force spalting(I like using Eastern Red Cedar sawdust-just my preference). Only requirement for spalting is to keep the wood above 50*F....
Scott (just my two cents) B
