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'Bout bloody time giveaway!- and the winner is!
ksnow:
More than a few arrows in that piece. I'm in.
Kyle
TSA:
should be easily between 50 and 80 first grade, premium shafts in that block!
Morgan:
Thank you for offering up this give-away! I’m in!
Mo_coon-catcher:
Sounds like an awesome project for someone. I went ahead and threw my name in the hat. How does this kind of wood do with split shafting?
Kyle
TSA:
yes and no :D
if it were a survival situation- it can be done- but the yield will be a lot lower than if you saw it.
reason being, the wood is straight and clean, but SITKA spruce (as opposed to other spruce species) has an incredibly high percentage of intergrain connective fibers.
these are the fibers that are transverse to the grain- they are like super fine hairs, sometimes visible after splitting.
They are what make the spruce such a tough wood, and difficult to split.
so yes- it will split, but not as easily as Port Orford Cedar, or Fir.
its those interconnective fibers are what has made spruce the most desirable wood for airplane frames, and masts and spars on sailing vessels.
here is a video of splitting a spruce block- have to run the wedges side by side, then double them up, then triple them up, and finally use bars to pry them apart- she doesnt split easily, thats for sure.
https://www.facebook.com/woodenarrows/videos/366160637154227/
is it possible to attach videos on here
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