I have never worked with sassafras wood before is it any good ? is it soaf
or hard wood?

neal.don asks:

I have never worked with sassafras wood before is it any good ? is it soaf
or hard wood?

It's a hardwood that's fairly soft and easy to work. Light, great smell, good
looking grain (IMO), darkens to a kind of dull orangish brown after a time.
Splits if nailed too near a side or end. Glues well. Finishes well.

Oh, yeah. It's durable. I've got just about enough to make a couple of
birdhouses, so I'll try it come late winter.


Charlie Self
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." Sir Winston
Churchill

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrol...s/salbidum.htm

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/Landown...pecies=albidum

neal.don wrote:

I have never worked with sassafras wood before is it any good ? is it soaf
or hard wood?

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:39:41 GMT, "neal.don"
wrote:

I have never worked with sassafras wood before is it any good ?

ALL wood is good, some is simply misunderstood.

Barry

I have never worked with sassafras wood before is it any good ? is it soaf
or hard wood?

I used sassafras to make the T-handle on my vise. It seemed the only choice.
Roger Poplin dba