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Hedgehog Gourd/Osage Orange
"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ...
It's a beautiful tree. The Bois D'arc + + + That would be "bois d'arc" or "Bois d'Arc" Thamks for the correction. On page 47 of Robert A. Vines' book Trees of East Texas he hyphenates Osage-Orange. + + + is native here in Dallas. Most of the older homes sit on rot resistant piers of Bois D'arc that termites can't enter. They eat the cambium only. + + + That would be a first. In the real world it is the sapwood that gets eaten. + + + My negligence on the matter. Vines does not mention that the most common use of the wood is for house piers. For an experiment sharpen a twenty penny nail and try to drive it into a Bios D'arc wih a four pound hammer. + + + Violent type, aren't you? + + + Not at all unless I am bodily threatened. Bois d'Arc weighs 48 lbs per cubic foot which means it is very dense and hard. I occasionally make things with it, Pilot drilling is necessary since it deflects nails. Caution! Wear body armor and a face shield. + + + Yes, quite violent PvR Get a grip. ;-) BTW, did you notice that Cereoid's foul mouth drew Echelon's attention? -Gaiawar |
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