Greetings and Salutations....

On 27 Aug 2004 10:23:41 -0700, (todd the wood
junkie) wrote:

I got 50 bf of osage about 3 months ago. A local sawyer offered to
mill the log for me at 1 buck a bf. I said sure, and I bought the
wood thinking it would make beautiful outdoor furniture. He sliced
the wood into 6-8" wide boards all about 6 ft long, and I stickered it
in my garage with a fan blowing on it.

Now I'm not so sure I want to make outdoor furniture out of it. I
didn't realize at the time, but osage sells for much more than I
purchased it for (I've seen upwards of 15/bf) and I want to make
something really cool out of it. I used just a tiny little in making
a cutting board and it is the coolest wood I've ever worked with.

Any ideas what to do with this treasure?

Well, I recently acquired a chunk of Osage Orange at the
turner's club meeting, and, made a kind of goblet out of some of it
(with a captive ring). It is tough wood to turn, but, looks pretty
nice. One could make a nice set of plates out of SOME of it.
Regards
Dave Mundt