On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 10:09:57 PM UTC-6, Markem wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:02:15 -0500, woodchucker
wrote:

On 2/14/2018 10:58 PM, woodchucker wrote:
On 2/14/2018 8:01 PM, Doug Miller wrote:

Photo doesn't show quite the full width of the board; it's 9+ inches
wide,




I take back the butternut, Osage Orange? It looks it.
http://www.wood-database.com/osage-orange/

Like teak Osage has a high silca content, it laughs at chain saws.

Some comments about Osage:
I think it would be rare for an osage tree to be large enough for a 9" (+?) wide board, especially of any good length. The bark doesn't look like osage, either.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...e%20orange.htm

A friend had made a shaving horse with osage, left it raw, not finished. He simply burnished it, resulting in a really smooth surface. The aged patina looked really nice, sort of turned a hint of brown, somewhat, kinna like as if it was slightly fumed.

Sonny