The patina is due to exposure to the sun over the last several months. It started out as golden as the rest of osage orange does.
Thanks Blackhawk.Yes it is.
JonW. You live in Okla. right? I'm just north of the border in southern Kansas. If you get time you should come up and see us. we got a nice little course to shoot and food fit for a king.
I'm sending in my application this week. Been thinking about it awhile and figure its time to quit procrastinating. Were you the guy working on a hackberry Molly?