u/Karl_Chillers

Calm, cool, quiet morning to get into nearby woods between a creek and some power lines. The utility clears its right-of-way, dropping or throwing some cuts into the woods as well as creating some standing-dead or part-dead trunks.

Only wood I know of in the north Texas area harder than Osage orange is the inland version of live oak, escarpment oak. Cross-grain chopping through some of the dried bois d'arc heartwood was a test of the elm handle and wedging on that Connecticut. Nothing moved or shattered, so, success, so far.

Longest pieces are 60" and mostly straight, so a bow stave is very tempting. A few axe handles should be possible, too.