Osage orange and Bois Darc

[p_lloyd]

Are Osage Orange and Bois Darc the same?? I googled some stuff online and from what I read it appears? to be the same. Can someone clear this up for me? Also can someone recommend a good site to order some blanks for Osage and/or the Bois Darc?

Thanks! This is mt first post and my first day as a member. Looking forward to chatting with you all.

Patrick Lloyd[^]

 

[arioux]

Hi,

Welcome to the site.

Osage orange and bois d'arc are the same. The Osage Indians used this wood to make their bow and bow in french is arc. The litteral traduction of bois d'arc is bow wood.

Look in the classified section, you will find many great wood dealer.

Hope you will have fun here, it's a great gang.

Alfred

 

[guts]

Patrick,they are the same stuff,Frank aka(rifleman1776) sells it,good luck and welcome aboard.

 

[p_lloyd]

Thanks guys. I have a friend whose brother in law has an oil drilling business goes by the name of Bois Darc. I'll be making those folks a few pens here in the near future.

Thanks again! I'll be getting in touch with Frank.

PL

 

[beamer]

Another, more americanized name you may find it being called is "bodark".

 

[mick]

IIRC Hedge Apple is another name for Osage Orange

 

[TellicoTurning]

Originally posted by beamer
<br />Another, more americanized name you may find it being called is "bodark".

of course you do realize that is the Texas translation of the French Bois d'Arc

 

[p_lloyd]

Yeees OZ!

Mick, I'm jazzed to see some Parrot Heads on the site. Remeber.....It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by ozmandus
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Originally posted by beamer
<br />Another, more americanized name you may find it being called is "bodark".

of course you do realize that is the Texas translation of the French Bois d'Arc

Not so. Arkansas translation. []

 

[arioux]

Hi,

Just in case someone is interested in knowing why a french word is present in the Osage indians culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage_Nation

Alfred