General Music Chat

Wont be long we'll have Osage Oranges phil.

I always wondered what they were good for, Klugmo...

The wood of the Osage tree has the highest BTU content of any hardwood. They make the best fence posts even better than Locust.
The fruit is just cool lookin and not good for anything.

I don't think I've ever seen one more than a few feet high...more like a shrubbery. I see on wiki that they grow 40 ft high, though. I'll hafta keep my eyes peeled for that. I could always use some rot-proof wood.

The Boise DE arch tree grows well here and very large.
We used to use the fruit as targets as kids.
the wood makes wonderful stick bows when appropriately dried.
I still have a few fence posts here that are probably over 100 years old and have used the wood to make pistol grips. (beautifully grained yellow)
The wood is very hard when aged and will burn up an band-saw blade.
The smoke it produces is toxic I'm told.
We never burn it in the fireplace for two reasons 1 it gets too hot. 2 it pops a lot and will spray coals out on the floor if you don't have an fully enclosed screen.

I've been told of a place that has a cpl ironwood trees. You ever see them? Try cutting that stuff...with anything...even a chainsaw throws sparks & gets dull in about 1/2 a second. I've never seen the tree, but I've seen the log. Can't even drive a nail into it!

ironwood trees

Yeah, we've got Ironwood ( a type of Oak ) as a native to the East Texas forest. Most folk just think of pine trees in association with East Texas but the old growth forest ( whats left ) is a bio-diverse wonderland.
The river and creek bottom land is mostly deciduous trees.
Dad and I built a deer stand up in an Ironwood years ago.
Bent a lot of nails.
My family are from South Texas. I was born in Corpus Christi.
The brush country of south Texas, Hill country in Central Texas, the north west plains.
All have their special beauty.
But it would be hard for me to leave the forest.

I've been told of a place that has a cpl ironwood trees. You ever see them? Try cutting that stuff...with anything...even a chainsaw throws sparks & gets dull in about 1/2 a second. I've never seen the tree, but I've seen the log. Can't even drive a nail into it!

Really? I've chopped boards of ironwood in half plenty of times with a steeley glare.

What if your chainsaw teeths were made of ironwood? What then eh?

"Boise DE arch tree"

Thats like saying 'the arch tree tree'
or 'wood arch tree'

Trees are always good for climbing and making swings.

"Boise DE arch tree"

Thats like saying 'the arch tree tree'
or 'wood arch tree'

That I suppose wood be true.

My French is rather weak. Though I do have a old French Army Officers sidearm for sale.
Great condition too.
Only been dropped once ba da da boom crash

Anyone else seen the infamous OAT GNAT?

I got bites, bites and more bites.

(I got a couple of their dead bodies as well)


(The oat gnat is all blonde and looks like a gnat with 2 long antennae.)

(You know you have been bitten when you get a welt that rises up into a pimple that oozes clear liquid and actually burns. Later on it feels like there is a stinger still in the wound.)

(Hopefully this bastard bug is only new to this area.)

Sounds like Jersey girls