osage rocker finished

Looks fantastic Duane-matt_megan

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I’ll bet that osage was a bear to work with. They used to use that a lot in archery since it was so hard. The new splinter car used that for the ‘spring board’ too.

-- Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands! Psalm 90:17

thanks yes it tears out real bad when routing and planing have to take very small bites

Very nice rocker from nice lumber.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I have never touched/worked with/seen this wood. Would like to do so some time. What you have done is beautiful. Please keep it up
Ira

-- Rustfever, Central California

Beautiful…exquisite…I love the color and grain in that wood….I believe it is one of the nicest American hardwoods. I don’t think you will have any problem selling…better keep those relatives at bay…lol

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Fantastic chair. Lots of nice details. Chairs aren’t easy to make, and you sure did a good job on this one. Are you willing to share the “witches brew” formula? It sounded very intriguing.

-- Mike, American in Norway

thanks, the recipe is from daveintexas and DaytonB, 1/3 poly,1/3boiled linseed oil, 1/3 1oo% tung oil. I just mix small amounts as they didn’y say how it would last in a jar. used a clean cotton cloth to apply. I wish you could see a close up of the wood it actually has several small birdseyes in it.

Great job! I work with a lot of Osage, it took me a little bit to learn how to work with it but it is very rewarding. I also know pictures do not do justice to the beauty of the wood.

Thanks Duane for the magic formula. It must be slow curing with all that tung oil.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Duane-
The chair looks great. I would almost bet you shouldnt have any trouble finding a buyer for it.

Thanks for posting