liljohn1368
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Has anybody ever tried turning a pen out of bodock?
Are you perhaps speaking of one of the local names for a wood called Osage Orange.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera
Great pens but some compare turning it in dry form to turning a brick. I like the wood color and strength. Makes great shawl pins
Turn away -- makes nice pens
I just turned one of osage orange this week. I put a celtic knot into it and it turned very nicely. I think the osage orange by itself is a little dull. Not much grain or figure to show - at least not in the piece I turned. Nice color though!
I just turned one of osage orange this week. I put a celtic knot into it and it turned very nicely. I think the osage orange by itself is a little dull. Not much grain or figure to show - at least not in the piece I turned. Nice color though!