I picked up a chunk of wood at the Denver Woodworking show that the seller was calling Orange Agate?
Anyone have any idea what this wood is? I can't find any reference on it.
Orange Agate?
Nov 22, 2004
12 Replies
Might be a "salesmen's name" for Osage Orange...a hard wood with strong color.
How is Osage pronounced? Two syllables with a long O and long A, or 3 syllables with a long O short A and long E, or something I haven't considered? Thanks Martin
I've always heard it this way.
Max
possibly orangeheart? rich
Bo---dock!
Barry
According to some friends who saw and purchased this wood at another show, this and another species called "Black agate" are actually new species from Peru. Sorry, no information on the species names, but they're apparently legit.
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They had some osage but this is orange with interesting grain.
Much of what was being sold was checking in the Denver dry air. They and one large plank 5 inches thick that I was interested in until I turned it over and saw some huge checks in the other side.
I ended up with a small log about 6 > In article ,
Thanks. I asked around and none of the other vendors had heard of it.
Chuck wrote:
William, Does it look like this?
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so, then it IS from Peru like Chuck said.(I have no connection to West Penn Hardwoods.)Matt Heffron
OH-sage (plus: OR-unj) ;)
looks close enough
Any > William,
Hi there the orange agate wood is for real I turn the stuff here in peru it resembles cocobolo I call it peruvian cocobolo for more info go to
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you will see woods there you have never seen in your life ED
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