Goodness Y'all with all the Purty Osage Glowing through this thread... I had to go out
and skin a little on this crazy WiddaMaker stave I have left over from cutting with George last
July 4th... There may be a bow inside it yet!
Pat, I am 95% sure its Pacific Dogwood (
Cornus nuttallii).
Picked it and one other Dogwood Stave up off I guy out in California.
Both staves are 18 to 20 months since felled.
Looks good and smells better.
Be interesting to see if the knots that straddle the grip outside the fades will be pass throughs or not.
-gus