Osage

Thank you. I made a quick setup for oak once. Was not sure if fuming was something that would work with a variety of woods.
 
Not for scales necessarily. I came into loads of it and looking for fun things to use it for.
 
Cut a couple trailers full. Eventually I'll get tired of yellow. Figured I'd use it for these wood sheaths i like making.Screenshot_20190712-170959_Gallery.jpg
 
You won't get tired of yellow for long. Osage slowly depending on sunlight exposure turns a golden brown to full out tan brown.
 
At Bill Moran's estate auction, I bought a box of handle blanks/templates in walnut … or so I thought …. all a nice dark tan brown. He had cut the handle profile on them and marked what knife style it was for. I decided to use one to finish a blade Bill had forged by not finished. When I went to shape it, it turned yellow … all the templates were cut in Osage.
 
6 whole trees that my dad cut down at least 20 years ago. 2 more that fell way back and have their root balls popped out. I can't wait to cut into the root wood and see if I can find figure. When I take a knife to them I only have to cut into them 1/8 or less to see that yellow. The rot resistance is amazing. I only have a medium sized Rikon saw and am tuning in my re-saw skills. Never cut bow length blanks before.
 
Torch it to get some different colors going. Almost all I see around here is not left yellow but browned with a torch to get some contrast.
 
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