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Ohio John:
I just bought a shafting plane a month or so ago and have been experimenting with different shaft materials and I think I have found a winner.... Sassafrass. I find it to be extremely flexible, transfers kinetic energy well, makes a durable stump arrow but still light, and has that pleasant rootbeer smell. I know it isn't listed among the traditional choices but I think it should be. So far it seems to spine out between 50 and 35 pounds depending on the amount of straight grain in the shaft. It sands well and is easy to work. I also find it to be relatively inexpensive here in Ohio. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts?

Parnell:
No, but being that it smells like root-beer makes it better than an oak dowel at a superstore.  Now, only if there is a wood that smells like bacon.  Mmmmm.

Hillbilly:
I love the smell of sassafras. It's strong wood for its weight, that's what the old-timers around here used to make ox yokes from. It's about impossible to find sassafras lumber around here, even though we have a lot of it growing.

Ohio John:
I get it at a local sawmill ... not sure what it costs.... I bought all the 3-4 ft scrap ends they had for 20 bucks.... I find the arrows can be bent pretty far before they break and they straighten well. I might send you some 3/8 arrow blanks if you had something from down your way to trade :)
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on May 12, 2009, 08:43:17 pm ---I love the smell of sassafras. It's strong wood for its weight, that's what the old-timers around here used to make ox yokes from. It's about impossible to find sassafras lumber around here, even though we have a lot of it growing.

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Kegan:
I've wodnered about sassafras for arrows. I'm glad I'm not the only one ;D.

Glad it works so well. It looks like it should make a really pretty arrow too.

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