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Offline MetisLifeguard

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Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« on: December 18, 2011, 01:07:09 am »
I have a branch of a sumac tree that's about 4 ft high. I heard it glows under a black light. Any ideas on how to use it, what to make out of it or do with it? Something fun to do and interesting looking.

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 12:20:15 pm »
Maybe a very nice looking Atlatl ?   ;D
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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2011, 03:01:32 pm »
Quote from: BowJunkie on December 18, 2011, 12:20:15 pm
Maybe a very nice looking Atlatl ?   ;D

hm. Maybe. Do you have a blueprint or something like that on how to make one?
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2011, 03:23:37 pm »
I have used dry pcs of sumac for bowdrill an hearthboard an made a coal, but there are lots of better woods for this.
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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2011, 04:36:58 pm »
Believed by some Native American tribes to foretell the weather and the changing of the seasons, for this reason it was held as a sacred plant.

http://www.altnature.com/gallery/sumach.htm

Don't know how true that is but it's interesting.  You could use it as a walking stick if it's strong and thick enough.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2011, 04:51:00 pm »
Quote from: MetisLifeguard on December 19, 2011, 03:01:32 pm
Quote from: BowJunkie on December 18, 2011, 12:20:15 pm
Maybe a very nice looking Atlatl ?   ;D

hm. Maybe. Do you have a blueprint or something like that on how to make one?

take a look on youtube under tom mills channel. he has a good tutorial... there isnt much to making a stick chucker...

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Offline Josh B

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 05:35:17 pm »
Makes a good peace pipe stem.  Josh
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Offline Jude

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2011, 03:24:06 am »
Quote from: Gun Doc on December 19, 2011, 05:35:17 pm
Makes a good peace pipe stem.  Josh

Yup, you just knock the pith out of it. (no I do not speak with a lithp)
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Offline Stoker

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Re: Uses for Sumac Wood/Branch?
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2011, 12:19:27 pm »
Branch flute.
Thanks Leroy
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