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Offline dueb

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Tree ID please?
« on: February 19, 2015, 03:35:07 pm »
This was given to me, don't have any twigs or leaves to help you guys along. Just want to know what it is before I start experimenting.

Also, testing to see if embedded pictures work!
edit: guess they don't.

Anyway here's a link http://imgur.com/a/jGLGZ

by the way, it smelled a whole lot like cedar while debarking it.
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 03:40:30 pm »
Looks like sassafras to me.
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Offline dueb

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 03:45:39 pm »
Forgot to mention, I'm in southeastern Massachusetts, and the log as well.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2015, 03:50:46 pm »
Is it a conifer of deciduous hardwood?
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Offline dueb

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2015, 03:57:55 pm »
I know it was cut during winter and no leaves or needles were present.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2015, 04:02:30 pm »
I'm going with sassafras as well.

To me it smells 'spicey', like clove perhaps, but not really like cedar. When you said it smelled like cedar, the first thing I thought was arborvitae... but after seeing the pictures, no way.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2015, 06:28:07 pm »
Sassafras. Heat a piece up and I bet it smells like warm apple pie.
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2015, 11:18:59 am »
sassafrass!
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Offline dueb

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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2015, 11:44:53 am »
I'm convinced! Sassafras it is, Thanks a bunch guys. Now for some experimenting!  >:D
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2015, 11:58:14 am »
I'm in on the sassafras too. I have a few pieces of it that I'm going to work on this spring. So far, everything I tried turned into walking sticks. ::) KHalverson made me a pyramid bow out of it that shoots real well though. Good luck.
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Offline dueb

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2015, 12:00:40 pm »
One question, can it survive unbacked?
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Tree ID please?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2015, 12:07:31 pm »
If you chase a good ring it may survive. It's considered a whitewood and would work best cut during the growing season and simply peel the bark.  It's a light weight wood, keep it wide and long as possible.
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Offline JonW

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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2015, 01:00:24 pm »
This turned out pretty well. I chased a ring for the back.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,41491.msg555139.html#msg555139
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Offline swamp monkey

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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2015, 08:44:23 pm »
Every unbacked sassafras bow i have ever seen or heard about shoots great for a while but most end up breaking.  Do like Wapiti said.
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