Orange Wood! Watch us Sawmill it

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  • čas přidán 17. 10. 2021
  • Covered in orange from head to toe! That's what happened when we milled this huge Osage Orange log. Check out the process as we select the log from the deck, move it around with our big toys, and sawmill it up on slab zilla. See wood slabs, instruments, and turning blanks in process of being made before they hit our website www.cookwoods.com and are available for sale! Owner Chris Cook takes you through the process, educating and sharing his wealth of knowledge about wood.

Komentáře • 118

  • @trappenweisseguy27
    @trappenweisseguy27 Před rokem +1

    There’s a pen Osage Orange tree growing on a front lawn up the street from me. Why this is remarkable is that this is just outside of Toronto. It actually survives the winter here. I didn’t know what it was until I took one of the crazy brain like fruits to several people and one old guy was able to identify it. The correct pronunciation is Bwah D’ark.

  • @paradear
    @paradear Před rokem +1

    Love what you do, sir! Thank you for the peek at your own private little (or not-so little) heaven!

  • @genethecook2300
    @genethecook2300 Před 2 lety +3

    I'd just like to introduce myself and say hello. My name is Harold "Cook" of Golden Leaves Tree Care. I live in Indiana, it is a real pleasure to Cyber meet you, Chris. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more. I really enjoyed my first video with you. Hope you have a great life! GOD bless.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much, Harold! We really love producing these videos. Chris is passionate about wood and plans to make so many more videos in the future!

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 Před 2 lety +4

    The Osage orange color was fantastic. It would make a wonderful bright room.

  • @JudithStOnge
    @JudithStOnge Před 2 lety +2

    My father was an archery historian. His favorite Long Bow was hand made from Osage Orange! He claimed it was the best he had ever drawn!! 80 lb pull! He hunted deer with it for years! Astonishingly powerful and accurate! He had Nother made with a slight recurve that became an entry in several record bokks!!

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Yes, Osage Orange is a classic for bowyers!

  • @derekdodson9982
    @derekdodson9982 Před 2 lety +12

    Had tons of those on our property when I was a kid in OK. Bo-dark is how we pronounced it. A huge one bigger than this about 100' from our house. The trunk was quite twisted. I dulled many chainsaw blades on those things. Thanks so much for the video.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +3

      Derek, thanks so much for taking the time to comment! Yep, Bo-dark is definitely a name this goes by too. That's neat that you got to see a huge one right in your yard. We know all about dull chainsaw blades around here. Many of those residential trees have so many nails and metal in them from years of growth near people too! That always makes it interesting when milling and can be quite expensive for breaking blades and dulling chains. Take care!

    • @lynbren
      @lynbren Před 2 lety +4

      I'm from Southern Oklahoma and we cut many of these things for fence posts when I was a kid. A 4" one can easily last over one hundred years stuck in the ground. Better get those staples in while they're still green though. LOL

    • @genethecook2300
      @genethecook2300 Před 2 lety

      Not to offend but "blades"? 😆 just a tree fellar observation. I enjoyed the chuckle. Thanks

    • @bob_frazier
      @bob_frazier Před 2 lety

      Just ran across this: Early French explorers called it bois d'arc-French for “bow-wood”-which eventually became bodark.

  • @erikowren7894
    @erikowren7894 Před 2 lety +2

    Very nice job and nice saw.

  • @carlspringle9342
    @carlspringle9342 Před 2 lety +5

    Absolutely Gorgeous Wood. Looking forward to turn some of it.
    Thanks for sharing.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much for your comment, Carl! Osage Orange is such a great turning wood. Show us what you make!

  • @dannmohr5721
    @dannmohr5721 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome wood……..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Dann! Have you checked it out at cookwoods.com yet?

  • @FatherOfTheParty
    @FatherOfTheParty Před rokem +3

    Found downed osage orange tree on my property a couple months ago. It was about 18" in diameter and had a nice 8' straight, no knot truck. It really milled up nice. Drying it now and trying to come up with something interesting to make with it.

    • @jenniferwhite6089
      @jenniferwhite6089 Před 11 měsíci

      wow as to the waste sawdust, i would have mixed it with resin to turn a bowl farm the to or pen blanks to have a friend whose dad made mandolins would have found the word interesting too

  • @roxannesykes415
    @roxannesykes415 Před 2 lety +2

    Lol grew up cutting hedge for firewood. Yes sawdust yellow

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      That would make great firewood! Nice and dense, burns long & hot! But we think it's better for lumber and turning blanks. :)

  • @tonyj2216
    @tonyj2216 Před 2 lety +5

    What a great cut! I live just down the hill from you....Medford. I hope to go to your facility in the near future to see all the action in real time.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      We would love to see you. You're welcome anytime!

  • @roxannesykes415
    @roxannesykes415 Před 2 lety +2

    Osage orange. I grew up calling the hedge trees .

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Yep, there are several names! Same orange wood. :)

  • @valentinvogel5843
    @valentinvogel5843 Před rokem

    you can tell that you love your job. this makes watching the video so much more enjoyable than it would be anyways, nice work

  • @alejandromohamad7443
    @alejandromohamad7443 Před měsícem

    Hola, Buen dia..maravilloso..el...video...por poder conocer..tan maravillosa máquina..de asserrar...la.madera...de Maclura..sinceramente...fantástico ...muchas.gracias ❤ 😊

  • @freerx1845
    @freerx1845 Před 2 lety +2

    Very cool....you just earned a new subscriber.

  • @reecewatson773
    @reecewatson773 Před 2 lety +2

    The defect would make a nice table top. Fill it with acrilic-poxy

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Yes, acrylic epoxy makes amazing tables. Some of our favorites are wood that looks like it has little to no value, but the epoxy just brings it to life.

  • @RoseBud-fk4qg
    @RoseBud-fk4qg Před 2 lety +2

    We had one and the twp. Chopped it down I was 😠 it was 12 foot off the right of way

  • @imaginethat9757
    @imaginethat9757 Před 2 lety +7

    osage is my favorite wood to work with. it is very common in this area of southeast PA. lots of good workable waste for smaller projects can be found just by driving around where tree crews clearing overgrown roadsides have left abandoned chunks and cut-offs. nothing beats free wood ;-) do beware of breathing that yellow dust.. it is not healthy to inhale.

    • @fordboss9275
      @fordboss9275 Před 2 lety +1

      I use to find a Jem every now and then just like that. Some were from an old “log-landing”! A couple were along roads in the Adirondacks!

  • @Chr.U.Cas2216
    @Chr.U.Cas2216 Před 2 lety +1

    👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Really nice looking wood and at least I loved the yellowgreen (mimosas) sawdust. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
    Best regards luck and health to all of you.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much. We have plans to release more great videos in the future!

  • @lotusman1974
    @lotusman1974 Před 2 lety +2

    I use this wood, Osage Orange laminated in my walking cane handles and it has been difficult to find boards wide enough ( only 4-5 inches needed ). This will change all that and much more cutting such a huge log. Very NICE !
    I like how you obtain so many really rare, exotic woods from around the world. Makes for some real beautiful hardwoods in a plethora of colors.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. We really try hard to source exciting and different things so that woodworkers can have a "kid in a candy store" experience and purchase everything they can think of for amazing projects! We sure appreciate your business.

  • @itatane
    @itatane Před 2 lety +3

    There is a traditional Bowyer in my area that would have been salivating over that Osage Orange wood. We use the cut fruits (Monkey Balls) as an insect repellent during autumn. The active ingredient, Elemol, is a sesquiterpene that acts kind of like DEET. But don't get the sap on your hands...

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Wow, that is so interesting about the insect repellent! Great natural alternative to DEET. 😄 There are a lot of Bowyers who love Osage Orange, for sure! It's such a great wood for many uses. Thanks again for watching our video. We really appreciate it!

  • @CouncilOfDort
    @CouncilOfDort Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve made some beautiful bowls and vases out of this wood.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      That is awesome! We would love to see pictures. :)

  • @charlesfoleysr6610
    @charlesfoleysr6610 Před rokem

    Rare find to get a log that big. Beautiful pieces from that log. The Indians around here used the wood to make their hunting bows and arrows. The hedge apples were used to deter vermin from getting into their winter food storage.

  • @CairnCreek
    @CairnCreek Před 2 lety +1

    Glad this popped up. That size is fantastic. I made a video cutting up a smaller one here in Ohio. I also took a short log to Out Of the Woods.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Glad you found us! We love to be able to share our milling process with others!

  • @hillbillymanjackson
    @hillbillymanjackson Před 2 lety +3

    The French called it bois de arc, meaning wood of the bow. Native Americans used it for primitive bows. The Latin name is maclura pomifera. Thanks for the vid. I love this wood for carving. It was planted by the millions as hedges after the dustbowl in the 1930s by our government to prevent another topsoil stripping disaster. Read up on it. It is very important and interesting.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      David, thanks so much for your comment and the great info. added here!

    • @judithfairchild8620
      @judithfairchild8620 Před 2 lety +1

      There's a little town here in Southern Missouri called Bois de Arc. For the woods they found there.

  • @fordboss9275
    @fordboss9275 Před 2 lety +4

    Cameraman should have shown us a close up of the quarter sawn, that’s the best part of any tree!!

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for that feedback! We'll definitely pass this info. along so we can improve our videos.

    • @michaelmosley254
      @michaelmosley254 Před 2 lety

      Wow that is some pretty wood I have never seen one of those trees that big

  • @richtomlinson7090
    @richtomlinson7090 Před 2 lety +4

    Osage Orange along with Black Locust and Red Mulberry are the three somewhat similar extremely rot resistant hardwoods in North America.
    These are more rot resistant than Redwood or Cedar.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for adding this bit of knowledge!

  • @bob_frazier
    @bob_frazier Před 2 lety +4

    Is this also what Midwesterners called Hedge?

  • @kyleboettcher1276
    @kyleboettcher1276 Před 2 lety +1

    Boettcher Sawmill in Missouri has been known to find and cut large hickory and oak burls 6 footers. Need to get in touch one day.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Huge wood is so incredible to mill and make into slabs and blanks!

  • @VAspeed3
    @VAspeed3 Před 9 měsíci

    That yellow color is spectacular, but unfortunately osage wood turns to a reddish brown in a few weeks if it is shaded, and in a few days in the sun.

  • @bonniemiles7957
    @bonniemiles7957 Před 2 lety +2

    That sawdust makes an effective dye for wool.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      So interesting! Thanks for sharing that.

  • @charlesfoleysr6610
    @charlesfoleysr6610 Před rokem

    Even the short pieces either end of that occlusion are worth the trouble.

  • @1FromTheTree
    @1FromTheTree Před 2 lety +4

    Really enjoyed the video, just before you jump in the loader at 1m.55sec are those walnut burl root sections behind you? it would be interesting to see how you cut those. I was rough turning some of your myrtle burl a few days ago, beautiful wood with great colours :-)

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      George, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. You're exactly right, those are Walnut burls! You're in luck, in about a month we'll be releasing a video showing cutting these bad boys. Stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe to the channel so you can get a notification when the video posts. Anything else you'd like to see milled? Totally agree with you on the Myrtle burl. It's unique and always has such great patterns, colors, aroma... so easy to turn too. Take care George & have a great day!

  • @buffyarx
    @buffyarx Před 2 lety +1

    The problem is it won’t stay yellow, it will turn a dark brownish color especially in the sun or exposed to sunlight and as it ages

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, this is true and is very typical with colored woods. But using a UV inhibitor and keeping the wood out of direct sunlight helps a lot!

  • @sethwarner2540
    @sethwarner2540 Před 2 lety +1

    ?Few people know; the sawdust is used/can be used to stain cloth yellow. It will stain you, as well!

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Love these interesting facts!

  • @bob_frazier
    @bob_frazier Před 2 lety +2

    I've read that the monkey balls were the fodder for some of our megafauna such as mastodons, but that we have nothing in the America's now that can eat these (thus spreading the seeds).

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      That's interesting!

    • @FatherOfTheParty
      @FatherOfTheParty Před rokem

      Deer and squirrels will eat them in a pinch. Squirrels just dig out the seeds but it's a lot of work for little return. We leave them in a bucket over the winter and they rot down by spring, then mash them up, add some water, and spread them where we want to start new ones. Come back in a couple years and thin them and spread them out further. The Edible Acres channel also shows how to start saplings from seed using air prune beds.

  • @armoredsaint6639
    @armoredsaint6639 Před 2 lety +2

    IPE has a similar sawdust color sort of a fluorescent green!

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      The things found naturally in wood are so amazing aren't they?

  • @patrickjohnson5106
    @patrickjohnson5106 Před 2 lety +1

    “Bow-Dark”

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Yep, that's another common name for this species! You're absolutely right.

  • @mateuszminsky5619
    @mateuszminsky5619 Před 11 měsíci

    shoulda split it straight down that check, then slabbed out the bottoms and middle. Leave the corners for turning.

  • @leewatkins1610
    @leewatkins1610 Před rokem

    that is ONE BIG BANDSAW,,DID YOU BUILD IT yourself? those must be 5 foot wheels

  • @randy_magnum991
    @randy_magnum991 Před 2 lety +1

    Need to cut the scraps into turning blanks

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Mike, we absolutely do. We have lots of turning blanks at cookwoods.com and we cut our scraps all of the way down to cut off boxes and pen blanks! :)

  • @mkbman45
    @mkbman45 Před 2 lety +2

    Monkey ball tree!

  • @richardbadish6990
    @richardbadish6990 Před 2 lety +2

    The Cameraman had my anxiety up! Lol. Not trying to bash anyone. But it'd definitely benefit him and the channel, if he/she? Took a few lessons from a professional. There's quite a few times when you were pointing out defects or spots in the log as you were talking. And the camera was stuck on you entirely, so we couldn't see what you were looking at or trying to show us. There's also a few times where you were either zoomed in too much or not enough. You got to think of the camera as your eyes. If someone is talking to you, do you stare directly into their soul? Lol or do you kind of observe things as their talking. I'm definitely not a professional! But ijs, there's some area's for improvement. I may not be a pro a making CZcams videos, but I'd consider myself a Pro at watching them! Lol I will say all in all not horrible, I liked the content. It was cool seeing the heavy machinary work. That's also something that would have been cool to see. Is to watch the operator working the controls in the cab. If u can't fit two people, maybe strap a gopro to yourself or the window etc etc. Hopefully you see these critiques as a positive and not me just trying to rip on ya! Because I like your content, ijs that there's a few things that I noticed. That your channel could greatly benefit from. Along with your viewers would benefit the most. All in all good video! Nice beautiful wood!

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      This is such valuable feedback! We really appreciate you letting us know. We'll pass this along to our cameraman so that we can improve.

  • @bob_frazier
    @bob_frazier Před 2 lety +2

    Axe handles!!!!! I read that this was tested to be the most shock resistant wood in North Ametica... I think.

    • @genethecook2300
      @genethecook2300 Před 2 lety +1

      Oh Ya? Axe handles? Hmm🤔 I'd be interested in hearing more about that. I've used it to make bows but it never occurred to me to make an axe handle with it. How strong is it? I might have to ask Buckin about this.

    • @genethecook2300
      @genethecook2300 Před 2 lety +2

      Buckin Billy Ray Smith that is. Have you heard of him?

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +2

      Axe handles are great out of this wood - so durable!

    • @richtomlinson7090
      @richtomlinson7090 Před 2 lety +3

      It is a preferred Bow making wood which means it isn't brittle and full of lignin, because lignin is sort of the glue that holds the cellulose together.
      Osage, Hickory, Ash, Yew and others are pretty flexible, so yes it could be excellent.

  • @leewatkins1610
    @leewatkins1610 Před rokem

    splits and cracks real bad while curing though!

  • @leewatkins1610
    @leewatkins1610 Před rokem

    there seems to be a different species of Hedge tht is redder,not quite that bright lemon yellow,,probably some botanist knows this,at a university somewhere

  • @Monkeysic
    @Monkeysic Před 2 lety +1

    We have a fair amount of them around here but none that big! Awesome mill. I thought mine was big at slabbing 65".

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      We love our monstrous mill! It's great to be able to slab out such large logs.

  • @rogerhodges7656
    @rogerhodges7656 Před 2 lety +2

    It is beautiful when fresh cut. Unfortunately, it oxidises to a drab brown regardless of the finish the you put on it.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Have you tried putting on a UV inhibitor when you finish it? It's true that it does oxidize, but it's possible to slow the process.

    • @rogerhodges7656
      @rogerhodges7656 Před 2 lety +1

      @@CookWoods I tried finishes with UV inhibitors by General Finishes and Sherwin Williams. Within three years the color was bland. Within five it was an uninteresting brown. A turned piece that was in a cabinet in a dark office held its color longer but I never again use Osage Orange for its color. The portions that were in an inlaid floor were especially frustrating.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      @@rogerhodges7656 yeah, that is the tricky thing with vibrant woods for sure. The UV inhibitor works well to a point. Sunlight definitely makes a huge impact in speeding the process of oxidization to a darker color. That's also true of Redheart, although we have had some boxes that we made from Redheart 20 years ago and they've been out of the sun... their color is not the same neon red that it was at the beginning, but they still have a lovely red color. Wood is so unique!

  • @leewatkins1610
    @leewatkins1610 Před rokem

    75 years old?? try 175 yeras!these are super slow growing,,hedge rows planted in 1880 around here in missouri are only 36 INCHES IN diameter

  • @thomasnine2595
    @thomasnine2595 Před rokem

    How old was this one

  • @wishicouldspel
    @wishicouldspel Před 2 lety +2

    Where is that tree from. Cant believe the size. When we bought our ranch in nkrthern California in 95 we coukd hardly gwt in. Half mile of these trees where used as a fence line and were animals at that. We cut down and made firewood out of 90% of the trees. The oldest I counted was juat short of 70 years and not a one of them was hardly near 2 feet wide. More like 70 years for 18 inches.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      It's from Missouri! We purchased it from a log broker, but would love to know the history of this log as it's been around for quite some time to get that large! It's probably 80 to 100 years old because it was likely on its own where it got a lot of sunshine and nutrients.

    • @wishicouldspel
      @wishicouldspel Před 2 lety +1

      @@CookWoods One would think these will be increasingly hard to find in the future. Very much so. Less and less of them here in Nor Cal for sure.
      Also...As the price of farmland and comoddities went up a decade or so back all my farming relatives in the midwest decided to push the planitng lines all the way to the fences. As a result a very large quantity of trees and the subseguent hidng space for birds and other critters just up and disappeared with the trees. Including Osage.
      That log still has my jaw dropped. Rare find indeed.
      Keep that brokers number. He obviously knows how-to earn his keep.... And help you earn youra.
      Phil

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      @@wishicouldspel Phil, thanks again for commenting. Yeah, whenever we see trees coming out for farming, city improvements, etc. we try to take advantage of salvaging the logs!

  • @williamhoward8319
    @williamhoward8319 Před 2 lety +2

    bow wood

  • @jodymayo687
    @jodymayo687 Před 2 lety +1

    Myrtle wood

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Hi Jody, thanks for your comment. What is it that you'd like to see with Myrtlewood? We'll be happy to help.

  • @paulbriggs3072
    @paulbriggs3072 Před 6 měsíci

    Kind of a shame to cut it into such short lengths. Seems like a good teak substitute.

  • @leewatkins1610
    @leewatkins1610 Před rokem

    second only to hickory for weight in the United States

  • @eduarddvorecky3731
    @eduarddvorecky3731 Před 2 lety +1

    There is no way it's wood is so yellow

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for your comments. A few of the shots are a bit bright, but the wood is actually bright, bright yellow!

  • @DaSoleMan
    @DaSoleMan Před 2 lety +1

    how can we see what you are pointing at when the camera is on you not it.

    • @CookWoods
      @CookWoods  Před 2 lety

      Thanks so much for the feedback! We'll absolutely work on this for our future videos.

  • @migidymarsh
    @migidymarsh Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder what they named the saw......

  • @nattydreadlocks1973
    @nattydreadlocks1973 Před rokem

    Camara person needs to widen out the shot when the man is explaining things with his hands. Other then that, 👍👍👍.

  • @lesleyboeder1798
    @lesleyboeder1798 Před rokem

    You need to talk to your camera person and get them to show we’re you are pointing and what you are speaking on. We already know what you look like

  • @1Thirty1
    @1Thirty1 Před rokem

    Skip the first 8 minutes of talking… 😂😂

  • @smigletat9634
    @smigletat9634 Před 7 měsíci

    You need to fire your camera person... Watched to the last 2:30 & quit.. 🤦🏻‍♂️ -0- footage of any of this beautiful wood you spoke of during the whole vid😡👎🏻

  • @watchthe1369
    @watchthe1369 Před 8 měsíci

    Halfway thru reapeated himself 3 times, no wood cutting, not subscribing to yet another history channel baiting show.