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Osage that’s laying on the ground.

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Muskyman:
Went and got some of the Osage that was on the ground today.. turned out it wasn’t really on the ground. Also wasn’t quite the tree I thought it was either. I did get some pieces and what I think might make some billets.. A lot of it was very dry and checked but might be okay. Also found some insects had been busy on it but not to deep.. I’ll post some photos of it and the over all haul.

Muskyman:
Insect photos first one is before I took the surface off with my draw knife

Muskyman:
And after

TimBo:
Looking good!  It's amazing how grungy they can look, yet how little you need to remove to get to some nice yellow wood.

Muskyman:
Unfortunately most of this Osage is riddled with insect infestation.. I tried just getting a belly split out of a few of them and found signs of them on the belly split. I did get some billets but tossed the rest of it into my firewood pile. Probably just try to find some that’s still alive and harvest it for bow wood.

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