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bluejack:
Just scored on a nice sassafras log-after splitting and sealing it looks like some slight propeller twist in the future. Is sassafras worth messing with and what should I be doing in the drying process?

willie:
how soon do you wish to make a bow with it? how big are the staves/

if you were to reduce the stave to  closer to bow dimensions but keep thickness and width the same and monitor for checking, drying could go quicker

bluejack:
willie, no big hurry to work on sass. staves. The tree was about 9 inches in dia., I got 4 nice staves 72 inches long. Hope to let them dry for about 1 yr._just never tried sassafras before.

bassman211:
Bows have been made from it, but it a brittle wood. I tried 3, or 4 times with no luck. Wider ,and longer should make a bow with mid poundage. Mine were all short bows. Never bothered trying it again after not being able to get one to hold up.

Eric Krewson:
Some people have luck with the wood, I didn't in several attempts. Like any bow wood, growing conditions can make it or break it as a bow wood. What I tried to use was fast growth trees from the end of a cleared field, the wood was soft and splintery.

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