Is this hedge

[heavy hammer]

I'm pretty sure this is hedge.

 

[Supersurvey]

I "wood" say yes.

 

[Osage]

Looks like hedge to me also. Mulberry can look similar.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yes I believe you are correct!

 

[Stinkpickle]

Stick a log in the ground, wait 100 years, and if it’s still solid, it’s probably hedge.

I have mulberry that looks like that when it’s cut, but it darkens quickly afterwards. That bark is rough, though.

 

[Simonkenton]

That wood looks freaky! The wood resembles locust but the bark is different.

 

[Caw]

That is an alien...be careful!

 

[gzecc]

Count the rings. Looks like beautiful wood.

 

[D8Chumley]

A guy I work with makes traditional bows with hedge, he made me an axe handle also. That’s a show piece I have by the wood stove it’s absolutely beautiful!

 

[MoDoug]

Looks like hedge to me, I cut up this small one about a month ago.

 

[CincyBurner]

mulberry

 

[JimBear]

Based on the 2 pictures I would say it’s Osage. Generally I have to go with @CincyBurner ’s thoughts but not on this one. The second pic looks to show an Osage bark.

 

[heavy hammer]

I ended up with just a few wheel barrow loads of it I can take a couple more pics but I figure it is a good score.

 

[osagebow]

A guy I work with makes traditional bows with hedge, he made me an axe handle also. That’s a show piece I have by the wood stove it’s absolutely beautiful!

Here's a post on bows from way back. Haven't made one for a while but have some staves ready to go. need to get back into it

Homemade bows (Pic heavy)

Well, fall is bearing down on us so i decided to post some pics of what I hope to use to fill my freezer with this year. (If not, the .308 works fine...) start with some riven /split hedge...get close to bow size and Dry, dry, dry...To around 7-8% MC! You can build a drying box or use hot attic...

www.hearth.com

 

[MoDoug]

Here's a post on bows from way back. Haven't made one for a while but have some staves ready to go. need to get back into it

Homemade bows (Pic heavy)

Well, fall is bearing down on us so i decided to post some pics of what I hope to use to fill my freezer with this year. (If not, the .308 works fine...) start with some riven /split hedge...get close to bow size and Dry, dry, dry...To around 7-8% MC! You can build a drying box or use hot attic...

www.hearth.com

That's really cool that you make your own bows. I checked out your pictures, very nice! There's something about primitive tools. Not to throw this thread off course, but our daughters friend, a woman, uses an atlatl to hunt with, and successfully I might add.

 

[logfarmer]

Yes that’s hedge, that’s all I have in my fence rows and hate it....

 

[heavy hammer]

[B]logfarmer[/B] where are you at in Ohio? I can help you get rid of it.

 

[logfarmer]

[B]logfarmer[/B] where are you at in Ohio? I can help you get rid of it.

About 45 min west of Dayton!

 

[D8Chumley]

Here's a post on bows from way back. Haven't made one for a while but have some staves ready to go. need to get back into it

Homemade bows (Pic heavy)

Well, fall is bearing down on us so i decided to post some pics of what I hope to use to fill my freezer with this year. (If not, the .308 works fine...) start with some riven /split hedge...get close to bow size and Dry, dry, dry...To around 7-8% MC! You can build a drying box or use hot attic...

www.hearth.com

Beautiful work, sir! I’ll have to post the axe handle he made for me later

 

[ClintonH]

About 45 min west of Dayton!

45 min N of Dayton: I'm on my way!

 

[heavy hammer]

That is a bit of a drive since I'm about 45 min east of Cleveland. I'm sure you will have plenty of takers to help with that hedge problem.

 

[D8Chumley]

Took awhile but here she is. It’s a showpiece I don’t plan on using it to ever split wood

 

[logfarmer]

Took awhile but here she is. It’s a showpiece I don’t plan on using it to ever split wood

That is a beautiful axe!!