Thereafter, he enrolled at the School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology and learned furniture making under Tage Frid.
On his return to the United States, Osgood established a studio in New Milford, Connecticut, where he made small objects.
Osgood taught briefly at Philadelphia College of Art, then at Rochester Institute of Technology for three years.
In 1975, he moved to Boston University where he worked with Dan Jackson and Alphonse Mattia to build the "Program in Artisanry".
At the time of his death, Osgood resided in Wilton, New Hampshire, where he continued to design and build furniture in his own studio.