[TheForge] I need a piece of tree...

[dan tull]

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From: "Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
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> Question:
> How does osage orange compare to hickory for handles?
> I've been fooling around with shaving the necks of certain hammer
> handles way down. Just as they get really comfy to wield, the darn
> handle breaks.
> Would osage tolerate more thinning than hickory?...pf

Osage orange is the wood of choice for archery bows, therefore would bend 
but not break while thin.YMMV