Osage Orange Wood Hardness. Osage orange bow blanks and finished bows were prime items of barter among the tribes. Trunk diameters rarely reach 2' and since the wood is so dense, working with osage orange will dull cutting knives. Argentine osage orange is very durable and has good weathering characteristics;
The wood's hardness and low shrinkage made it valuable for wagon wheel hubs and rims.
I love osage orange, it is an ugly duckling that blooms into a swan. One early report said a well balanced bow was worth a pioneers found more uses. The tree also serves as a windbreak. Working this wood can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little. Working this osage orange can be difficult due to its hardness and density, though it is reported to have little dulling effect on cutting edges. The osage orange tree may attain a height of 60 ft (18 m) and has yellowish bark, milky sap, simple entire leaves. You'll receive email and feed alerts when new items arrive. The genus maclura of the mulberry family, with one species, m.
