It's funny, I grew up and live in south Kansas around huge populations of deer and osage orange trees. Most people just think od them as a pain in the a*# (yes, that includes the deer, not just the thorny trees). I had a moment of clarity about ten years ago and started harvesting both of them. Osage is truly a wood that it takes very little of to make a good bow. My uncle in Missouri wanted my father to bring him some for his well drilling rig. My father found a big timber from an old barn, probably close to a 100 years old. My uncle took it to the local saw mill to have it cut into planks. The saw mill operator said to never bring that type of wood again. I gues it ruined his saw blade. She's a little tough at times, but my crush for her has evolved into a full blown love afair. Good thing I have a wife who is willing to share.
