how come ive never seen a "Osage" cue???

[RD3P]

ive never seen osage used in cuemaking...
how come????

its a beautiful wood.... Bowyers use it all the time. id like to see some osage points on a ebony or Rosewood forarm with 3 or 4 veneers. also howcom cuemakers dont use Walnut or Chechen much???????

 

[rhncue]

ive never seen osage used in cuemaking...
how come????

its a beautiful wood.... Bowyers use it all the time. id like to see some osage points on a ebony forarm with 3 or 4 veneers.

I've seen a number of cues with the use of Osage Orange. I myself don't particularly like the looks of it.

Dick

 

[RD3P]

I've seen a number of cues with the use of Osage Orange. I myself don't particularly like the looks of it.

Dick

you think it would make a good shaft wood.....???? it can be a very understated wood...i guess i like the simpleness of the way it looks.....most probably dont like the yellow color but i think it would look good with ebony rosewood or cocobolo.
heres some examples from bowyers
http://www.acsbows.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Risers/Osage10433.jpg

http://leatherwall.bowsite.com/tf/pics/00small62916128.JPG

 

[MVPCues]

Osage is a bit hard to season I have heard.

I have a fair amount of chechen...some nice pieces...will make nice cues. But you are right, not that common.

Walnut is on the soft/light side for cues, but it is used sometimes.

Kelly

 

[hangemhigh]

Osage Orange wood is notorious for being full of knots, and having wavy grain. Finding a nice piece for a cue is not easy. Factor in the desirability of the darker shaded wood, and then it becomes the proverbial "needle in a haystack".

We have a very nice straight grained, knot free, dark orange, Osage Orange cue available, here is a pic:

 

[RD3P]

that cue doesnt look like osage???? it lloooks like birdseye maple and some sort of red colored wood? ive never seen osage that red. wow.

 

[hangemhigh]

that cue doesnt look like osage???? it lloooks like birdseye maple and some sort of red colored wood? ive never seen osage that red. wow.

The cue does have a nicely figured Bird's Eye Maple handle. The forearm and butt sleeve are Bo-dark, or Osage Orange. This particular piece was acquired for Duck Call stock, but it was so dark and straight grained, that we decided to use it as part of a truly unique cue.

 

[J&D CUSTOMS]

I use Osage quite a bit. The yellow really stands out, and oh yes, it hits hard! Here are a few pics of cues I have built using Osage. I also use Black Walnut and Claro Walnut a lot. Beautiful wood that Walnut. Enjoy the pics. The Ebony,Osage, and Purpleheart cue is available, finishing it up in the next few weeks. Talk about a cue that will stand out on a table of cues!
Thanx,
Jim Lee

Osage,ebony,purpleheart

osage/purpleheart break cue

claro walnut cue

osage/afzalia burl cue

 

[hangemhigh]

Thanx,
Jim Lee

While you're here in this thread, it's been 2 weeks since you said you were going to Express Mail ( That is 1 to 2 business days) that cue. I haven't heard a peep out of you, or received the package. What's your excuse this time?

 

[david(tx)]

ive never seen osage used in cuemaking...
how come????

its a beautiful wood.... Bowyers use it all the time. id like to see some osage points on a ebony or Rosewood forarm with 3 or 4 veneers. also howcom cuemakers dont use Walnut or Chechen much???????[/


I thought bois d' arc was rough on wood working equipment?(chain saws)I know that in the late 1800's in North Texas you couldn't get a house financed unless it was built on bois d' arc stumps because of it's resistance to rot.Is it stable when dried?

I've only burned it and thrown the horse apple fruit of it.

 

[rhncue]

ive never seen osage used in cuemaking...
how come????

its a beautiful wood.... Bowyers use it all the time. id like to see some osage points on a ebony or Rosewood forarm with 3 or 4 veneers. also howcom cuemakers dont use Walnut or Chechen much???????[/


I thought bois d' arc was rough on wood working equipment?(chain saws)I know that in the late 1800's in North Texas you couldn't get a house financed unless it was built on bois d' arc stumps because of it's resistance to rot.Is it stable when dried?

I've only burned it and thrown the horse apple fruit of it.

That is almost what Osage Orange is called around here (Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio area). The trees in this area are referred to as Hedge Apple trees. Those and Locust trees are what is usually used for fence posts and cabin supports on small farms and hunting cabins.

Dick

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

Osage Orange will dull your tools faster than anything I've ever used. I made some cues with it & they darkened as they aged...JER

 

[bdcues]

I saw a SW with Osage forearm and butt sleeve about 12 years ago at the trade show. Nat Green of SE Cues had picked it up before the show. The cue was gorgeous. I visited their shop that same year and Laurie had a pretty good supply of the stuff.
I have several large old pieces and have been trying to figure out how to incorporate them into some cues. The color tends to throw you off at first but, remembering the SW, it should make stunning cues.
Bob Danielson
www.bdcuesandcomix.com

 

[david(tx)]

That is almost what Osage Orange is called around here (Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio area). The trees in this area are referred to as Hedge Apple trees. Those and Locust trees are what is usually used for fence posts and cabin supports on small farms and hunting cabins.

Dick

I think that bois d' arc's only grew in a certain region , Northeast Texas and parts of Arkansas , Louisiana, and Oklahoma. As people settled these areas the seeds were taken back east and into the Midwest.

People found out they were good for fence lines , wind breaks etc. I had heard they were called hedge apples in Missouri and other places. I'm pretty sure on that story , although a botanist might correct me:smile:.

 

[BHQ]

i used a piece on the back end of a jump cue a few years ago

i had intended to use it in full cues, but every piece i had cracked, split, went bonkers, warped on me

it sure is some purty wood though

 

[Tommy-D]

> Back in the early-mid 90's,George Michaels had an Osage Cognoscenti. Tommy D.

 

[RD3P]

your not lying about it being tuff on chansaws better have somebody pouring oil on the cut while your cutting and a few extra chainblades.

every farm around here has a row of hedge trees on it.

alot of people call it Iron wood here. the stuff doesnt rott thats for sure.

nice looking ebony with osage point cue someone posted...