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Osage Orange axe handle #8118927 04/10/24 01:36 PM 04/10/24 01:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	Update. Got a slab sawed off a dead chunk of hedge. It has a ridiculous curve but I kinda like it so I'm finishing it. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Gary Benson] #8118929 04/10/24 01:40 PM 04/10/24 01:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,273 Minnesota Woodsloafer72 trapper
Woodsloafer72 trapper Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,273 Minnesota	Looks pretty, but that crack on the one side looks like it would tear up a guy's hands if you used it much.

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Gary Benson] #8118931 04/10/24 01:41 PM 04/10/24 01:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 658 Lakes Region Indiana L loosanarrow trapper
loosanarrow trapper L Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 658 Lakes Region Indiana	Best handles. But the powder post beatles will eat that sapwood if they have a chance. I have an all heartwood pickaxe handle that has been left outside for 25 years and it is weathered but still solid and useable. Website www.mgnbd.com

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Gary Benson] #8118937 04/10/24 01:56 PM 04/10/24 01:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	Thus is for looks mostly. I like my hydraulic splitter. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Gary Benson] #8118948 04/10/24 02:20 PM 04/10/24 02:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,206 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,206 Wisconsin	I envy you guys that have access to Osage Orange. I have turned some calls with it and it's like buttah! Moosetrot

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Moosetrot] #8118979 04/10/24 03:19 PM 04/10/24 03:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,231 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,231 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Moosetrot I envy you guys that have access to Osage Orange. I have turned some calls with it and it's like buttah! Moosetrot I do too! NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Osage Orange axe handle [Re: Gary Benson] #8118986 04/10/24 03:26 PM 04/10/24 03:26 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,802 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,802 Champaign County, Ohio.	My friend James makes hammer handles out of Osage Orange that turn out beautifully, that can really take a lot of use. He finally broke an Osage Orange handle for a small sledgehammer, that we both pounded on hundreds of pieces of rusty farm machinery, with great force and 20 some years of use. I would like to make some hatchet handles out of Osage. Keith

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