New set of Ironwood

[Olympus]

It's very hard and oily stuff. It gums up my sanding belts like crazy. If it doesn't happen to Sparkie, I'm gonna start buying my ironwood blanks from him!

My opinion is that Osage Orange wouldn't be a good choice for grips. When it's fresh cut, it's bright yellow and nice looking. But as it is exposed to UV, the bright yellow will turn to a muddy brown in just a few years. My FIL uses it a lot and it's amazing the color change. I actually a picture for reference. Here is a photo I took that has some carved anvils in the background. The bright yellow base to the left of the bottle is fresh Osage Orange. The carved anvil on the right is also Osage Orange, except it's about 3 years old. Good idea of the color change and it will continue to get more muddy brown color.



Sorry to derail Sparkie!


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[herefordman1]

I cut some osage orange (we called 'em hedge apple) from a fence row some time ago and was surprised how yellow it was. Didn't know it would turn brown with age.
Interesting!

Jim