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#1
07-07-2011, 11:49 AM
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New set of Ironwood
Here is another set of desert Ironwood I made for a customer! The first set was a set I already made,the other are new I made just for him!
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#2
07-07-2011, 12:14 PM
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Man, those look really nice Sparkie. I like wood panels that have a lot of character. Is that wood really as tough as its name suggests? If it is, I bet it is hard on your equipment. I think a set of grips made from Hedge (Osage Orange) would be pretty neat.
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07-07-2011, 03:38 PM
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Thank you Hoss! as Olympus said, yes it is very hard and oily.And it does gum up my sanding belts. Right now I am working on checkering a set of Ironwood grips,and man is hard on my tools!
Olympus....it is no problem,I enjoy seeing your work,and anything I can learn from you and other craftsmen on here is appreciated!!
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#4
07-07-2011, 01:03 PM
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It's very hard and oily stuff. It gums up my sanding belts like crazy. If it doesn't happen to Sparkie, I'm gonna start buying my ironwood blanks from him!
My opinion is that Osage Orange wouldn't be a good choice for grips. When it's fresh cut, it's bright yellow and nice looking. But as it is exposed to UV, the bright yellow will turn to a muddy brown in just a few years. My FIL uses it a lot and it's amazing the color change. I actually a picture for reference. Here is a photo I took that has some carved anvils in the background. The bright yellow base to the left of the bottle is fresh Osage Orange. The carved anvil on the right is also Osage Orange, except it's about 3 years old. Good idea of the color change and it will continue to get more muddy brown color.  Sorry to derail Sparkie! Sent by Brown's Custom Grips using Tapatalk!
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07-07-2011, 01:12 PM
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I cut some osage orange (we called 'em hedge apple) from a fence row some time ago and was surprised how yellow it was. Didn't know it would turn brown with age.
Interesting! Jim
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