Osage orange: square-edged and live-edge boards, beams
Osage orange Maclura pomifera
A rare wood: one of the strongest in the world, bright yellow when freshly cut. Price is per linear meter of green (undried) board up to 150 mm wide.
6,900 ₽ per linear m
Payment and shipping are arranged once availability is confirmed. Pick-up in Sochi, shipping across Russia by freight carrier; international shipping can be discussed. Details
- Species
- Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
- Thickness
- 40 mm
- Width
- up to 300 mm
- Length
- up to 2000 mm
- Moisture
- natural (not dried)
- Price
- per linear m of board up to 150 mm wide
The story
How this piece came to be
Osage orange is rarely sold as boards: the tree grows crooked, it is hard to saw, and it is so dense that it dulls the blades. But every board is like an ingot: yellow heartwood, dark bark, and after six months in the light it turns amber.
— the maker, MASSIV MASTER
About the species
Osage orange Maclura pomifera
Osage orange comes from North America; in southern Russia it was once planted in shelterbelts and living hedges. It is one of the densest and strongest woods there is: the Osage people made bows from it, and French settlers called it bois d'arc — “bow wood”. A fresh cut is bright yellow, and in daylight the wood slowly deepens to amber and honey.
