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Osage Orange
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6822508&type=3 This is a Guitar I made from Osage Orange also known as Hedge or Bois 'd Arc
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I would be curious to hear what it sounds like. I've had knife handles made out of this wood before and having seen a lot of these trees in East Texas growing up in the 1960s, it's a mighty HARD wood and it don't burn worth a hoot.
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There's a thread in the "Custom Shop" section of the forum with an Osage Orange build: http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=452927. Lots of great info, and some cool pics too.
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FYI for those that may not know. Osage orange is highly prized amongst us traditional/primitive bowyer especially for self bows.
It was a traded wood for bows between tribes and I believe some ended quite far up in northern Canada. Quite the journey considering it is predominantly native quite south. And it sure is pretty wood. |
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When I grew up we had a yard full of hedgeapple trees, and every year my father would cut one down to use for firewood. You're mistaken about its flammability, Looburst - it's so dense it can be difficult to set on fire, but once it gets going it's a magnificent firewood. It's so resinous it burns brightly for an incredibly long time. It was definitely our favorite wood to burn in our fireplace.
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Well all I I know is, in East Texas folks wouldn't use it for firewood for that reason.
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You know, if the chimney or stovepipe isn't maintained properly, I could see where burning hedgeapple/Osage orange could be hazardous, perhaps almost the same as burning wood that's been soaked in creosote. It burns hot and fiercely.....
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Osage Orange is a great firewood, once your fire is established. More BTU's per cord than pretty much any other domestic wood. Trying to start a fire with it is an exercise in futility though.
Creosote in your flue comes mainly from burning green wood. The species plays less of a role. |
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When I was making normal single sides guitars I made a couple with Osage orange and I thought they were superb. It's a first rate tonewood from a sonic perspective. The down side is few customers want an orange/yellow with a hint of green guitar.
A pal of mine in the trade, A.J. Lucas has a reputation for using non traditional woods and non exotics, so a passed the remaining sets I had onto him. nigel www.nkforstergutars.com |
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I was very pleased with the sound loud and proud.....
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I love Osage as a tonewood - I'm sure yours is exceptional!!!
Mr Mcknight will likely be chiming in on this one......he's built some very nice Osage instruments.....had one here for a couple of years and miss it a lot! Here it is in action..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFWR51dXVCc
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Nowhere near as yellow/green as movingui, which is another excellent sounding wood. Osage is the most exotic domestic wood I love it. Though it is a bit of a pain to work when perfectly quartersawn like that, because the dark grain lines are insanely hard, and light grain kind of medium, so tools tend to chatter and cut unevenly. |