Osage-orange ... an American wood

[joachimM]

Hi folks,

I stumbled upon this short paper from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service from 1973. It's just one of a long series, but since Osage orange seems to be the bench mark in bow woods, I thought I'd scan it and share the pdf.
It's too large to attach to the message, but you can find it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3YYA3Sr_3gqN1lkUnFvMDlwXzg/view?usp=sharing

Just a gimmick, I don't think there's anything related to bow wood properties in this paper you folks don't already know.
Asharrow: no there is no data on crushing strength for seasoned (instead of green) wood either 

Joachim

[gifford]

Enjoyable read, thanks for the link.

[nclonghunter]

Interesting it starts out comparing Osage to Black Locust in strength and properties. Cherokee used the Black Locust in the east. Thanks for the article.