What can I do with this Osage Orange Tree?

[leehljp]

A church member and young friend (in his early 30's) asked me around Christmas time if I wanted some oak, at least he thought it was oak. He tried to cut it with his saw but was inexperienced with how to cut without pinching. He tore up his 16" chainsaw and the blade is still in the cut on the log. Last Saturday while at his house for a few minutes to pick him and his wife up to go eat out with LOML and me, he said, come look at this tree down in a creek about 50 yards from their house. As we started down in the creek, I noticed yellow chainsaw dust and got excited. Then I saw the yellow face of two cuts he had made. I got REAL excited at this point. He said I could have it if I teach him how to cut with a chain saw safely.

This is too good to pass up. Along with the OO, I will be cutting a 24" dead but not rotted Ash tree at my daughter's this summer.

Below are some pictures of the tree/logs. Any suggestions on want to do with this. And no, I am not shipping it anywhere.

Osage Orange is one of the hardest woods in North America. OO rarely rots and makes excellent fence posts for that one reason.
1. My first use will be to make turning tool handles
2. I have a chainsaw jig will allow me to cut boards 2 to 4 " thick and 8ft long (or shorter.)
3. I plan to make numerous bowl blocks
4. What is good to make with OO besides Bows?

CommmentS?

[LCHIEN]

I see the destroyed chain saw bar

[capncarl]

Have you attempted any tissue box covers? My most recent working with boards was with some sawmill slabs from a local Walnut that was cut a little than .75 thick. I went ahead and milled it to .5 + to replicate a magazine rack made by my grandfather out of .5 plywood. If I had any wood left I was going hold it back for tissue box holders. A wood that is extremely hard like OO might not be as prone to warp and twist and make nice thin wood for projects.