Argentine Osage Orange Turning Blanks

Argentine Osage Orange is much larger and of higher quality than American Osage Orange. It has a rich, yellow tone, and is extremely stable, durable, and strong. It is an ideal wood for turnery, as it machines and polishes easily. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles, table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

Due to high demand and limited supply, we cannot always guarantee that this item will be in stock. Turning Blanks come rough sawn to nominal thickness and are coated with wax. Native to: South America, Argentina. Scientific name: maclura tinctoria. Heartwood: A distinct yellow color. Argentine Osage Orange maintain this color much better than domestic Osage Orange. Grain: Fine, sometimes has a wavy texture created by darker and lighter bands of yellow. Working Characteristics: Machines well and is an excellent turning stock.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: Argentine Osage Orange Turning Blanks Average Rating: 2.8 (6 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Dan Daub, from Kalispell, MT on 11/12/2008 Customer Rating: Very nice color and it is easy to work with. Sands well and accepts a finish super.

2) Submitted by T.J. Estermyer, from Dearborn Heights, MI on 8/11/2008 Customer Rating: The osage has a little different color than American osage does but its nice. I was told it was kiln dried but when I tested the blocks I got with my moisture meter, 2 of 4 came out to 28% moisture and the other two were 24% and 21%, just a heads up.

3) Submitted by Derek Sharvelle, from Battle Ground, IN on 5/25/2009 Customer Rating: 2X2X24" turning blank totally wet with moisture content of over 19% and not suitable for turning for perhaps a year if it does not crack in the meantime during a slow drying process. I expected to use it now not a year from now.

4) Submitted by Dan A. Arnold, from Canon City, CO on 8/18/2008 Customer Rating: The piece of Osage Orange that I got was excellent. This was the first time I had seen it or worked with it. It turned really nice and had nice color to it. I split some pen blanks out of it and they made nice pens. After a couple of them had dried before turning they were pretty hard but still turned well. I also turned some bottle stoppers out of it that look pretty good. This is a wood that I will work with some more. I don't know if what I had was supposed to be dried or not but when turning it I could feel the wet in the chips coming off of it. I did have to watch it when finish sanding. If it got a little warm it would start to pull the abrasive off of the micro mesh.

5) Submitted by Gary Perinar, from Chicago, IL on 1/20/2010 Customer Rating: Very poor if you are looking for a quick turn-around turning. Wood must be very wet! Checked badly on all corners once exposed to air after removing wax. Ruined my work! Hairline cracks all over edges.

6) Submitted by Eric from NJ on 4/15/2010 Customer Rating: People complaining about the parts being green need to stop whining! It doesn't specifically say, so you assume it is green (meaning very wet), or you email customer service like I did and ask! All exotic woods are green/wet! And on top of that being a wood turner you should know that you don't just take a green piece of wood, remove the wax, go to town carving it, and leave it to air dry - that is how checking happens! It is in wax for a reason!