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    these are the latest scales ,I`m slowly refining the shape the wood is orange osage ,its an American timber I believe,if not could someone kindly set me straight.
    Anyway there is no finish on the wood as yet ,it has just been rubbed back to 2000 grit, time for the ca
    kind regards Peter
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    Nice Peter, I look forward to seeing them on a blade.

    Cheers

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    I like the shape too!

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    I'll agree with the other gentlemen and give you a for the new shape design

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    It's a beautiful wood and a great shape too. Can't wait to see them adorning a blade.

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    Wow,

    They look great, can't wait to see your finished product.

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    Osage Orange is an American wood
    it grows here in Pennsylvania
    a thin tree that grows in hedge like configuraions with a big orange sized bumpy fruit.
    Nice scales. think illl go find one of those trees right now!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by grottolord View Post
    Osage Orange is an American wood
    it grows here in Pennsylvania
    a thin tree that grows in hedge like configuraions with a big orange sized bumpy fruit.
    Nice scales. think illl go find one of those trees right now!!!!!!!!!
    Take a picture of the tree and post it!

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    The native range of Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is from eastern Oklahoma down through east Texas. It has however be widely planted throughout the eastern United States and is common as far north as Masachusetts. The tree is not considered very cold hardy and its northern extent is a function of winter temperatures. It was commonly used as a windbreak and a field hedge before the advent of barbed wire (if you've ever seen the wicked thorns on an osage orange you would know why). The tree is small, rarely taller than 70 feet, but its heartwood is the most decay resistant of any North American wood and is in fact imune to termite damage. The branch wood was the preferred bow making material of the Osage Indians and this wood is still in great demand by bow makers.

    Given the properties of this wood, I would expect that it would make GREAT scales!

    Cheers,
    Ed

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