Thread: Osage Orange / Black Locust (??) Burl

Neil, I've never bothered with the straight grain stuff, but the burl and figured pieces come up a treat.

Black Locust (Robinia psuedoacacia). It is good wood. Makes excellent tool handles. I bit rigid/hard for salad bowls, and sells in fits: some times I can't give it away, and some times I can't keep any of it on the shelf. The greenish color doesn't always sell well, but when oxidized/ambered from sun and oxygen exposure, the color is great. It burns very well also, but seems to take about 2 years to dry out enough to burn properly.

robo hippy

Here are some some locust pieces from North Carolina, USA timber.

The first is from straight grained , second from a stump that had been weathering for years, and third from straight grained. The local locust is just a bit less dense than hickory.

As Robo Hippy says it is wonderful burning wood. I like it for turning tool handles as the weight helps to reduce vibration.