Osage orange offcuts and blocks for craftwork
Osage orange Maclura pomifera
Live-edge pieces of Osage orange — for knife handles, woodturning, carving, boxes.
Price on request
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)
- Suitable for
- handles, woodturning, carving, small items
The story
How this piece came to be
Dense Osage orange is a knifemaker's and woodturner's dream: it holds fine detail, polishes to a shine and doesn't mind moisture. I don't burn the offcuts from large boards — I pass them on to people who will make something of their own from them.
— 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.
