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bois d'arc box

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bois d'arc box

clay foster

Made from an old bois d'arc fence post, with African black wood threaded inserts.



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John K Jordan

Now I like that!

I wish I could stumble on some osage fence posts in the woods some day - the old farmers around here must have never used them. Plenty of locust. I even found one made from american chestnut.

JKJ

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Clay, don't you know the old saying......

JamieDonaldson

......among turners "if a farmer offers you an Osage fence post to turn, then you know he's not your buddy!" ;)

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Mike Brazeau

I heard that osage can outlast three postholes!

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Roger

Pulled up 3 wells on our property and am selling postholes will cut them to your specifications and load them for you.

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Dennis in Southern Oregon

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Dennis in Southern Oregon

Gee Clay, how many axes was this turned on? javascript:insertTags(":D"); :D I remember as a kid on a poor farm in the Missouri Ozarks cutting 3-inch bois d'arc saplings to make fence posts. There were no larger pieces, because it was a noxious weed to us and we kept cutting it back trying to kill it out. The posts reportedly would last forever.

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Re: Clay, don't you know the old saying......

Guy Bratt

Roger How much are you selling your post holes for ? I've got about 40 buried in the side paddock. If somebody would like to have 'em. I'm selling them really cheap.

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