Reading thru the new WOOD magazine this evening there is a cool article on a full size car made of wood. To the cool part. They show a pic (see below) of the leaf springs being laminated, OSAGE ORANGE was the wood of choice. Anyway the caption on the photo says "Borrowed from Bow-Makers" and states below the photo "Bow-makers prize this tough wood for it's strength & flexibility". I would say they think it is tough. They say they are 400 inch-lb. leaf springs, that's alot of strain put on the wood...........
Thought it was a nice plug for us.