Osage Orange
Osage Orange: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Maclura pomifera
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 2,760 lbf
- Colour
- bright yellow, ages to brown
- Workability
- hard
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- low
- Price band
- mid
- Typical uses
- Bows, turning, outdoor items
- Working notes
- Very hard and rot-resistant; small boards; dust is bright yellow.
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