Thanks. The finish is Minwax wipe on poly.

What finish did you use? This is beautiful.

I would jump on the offer of free wood. If you have the means to process and store, you have a great opportunity before you. OO is lovely wood. Of how much tree are you potentially in possession?
This bowl came from a kiln dried blank but that has no bearing on what’s in the wood. I prefer air dried. Roughing out the timber while green (if for turning) is the best option

I have used it a few times in cutting boards. If it is fully dried, go for it. If not, I don’t know.

Was the OO fresh or dried? A friend has a fallen OO from the winter storm and offered the whole tree to me.

I’ve been making Osage self-bows for 35 years and I’ve gotten more than a few splinters. I believe there is some toxicity to the wood, because if you don’t get the splinters out promptly the wound will swell and hurt pretty bad. But I wouldn’t classify it as dangerous… nothing like Pacific Yew, for instance. According to Google, it’s not considered toxic, I think it would be fine for cutting boards.

My dad would throw one log in our Buck stove at night in winter, and that generated enough heat to help warm the house into the next morning.

Flatsawn a 1 foot wide log. Slow growth Osage, lots of pores. Can’t say I’m a big fan of the porosity. One other drawback of Osage is it can be unstable when cut – checks appear out of thin air. However, the wood is strong enough that you can kind of just ignore the checks.

Next time I’m making a handle I would choose a faster growth Osage as those and less pores and this polish much more beautifully

Chatoyance is commonly seen, and most noticeable when sanded up to 2000+ grit and finished with tung oil

The legs look like black walnut heartwood. It has a beautiful chocolatey color. The sapwood is really light in color, which is what makes the heartwood more expensive.

It is Argentine orange Osage.

That’s beech

Wood easily takes fine polish without any additives.

I sanded this to 2000 grit with a tad bit of tung oil and it turned shiny and was able to be used right away.