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BLACK HEARTED SASSAFRAS from TASMANIA

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A Pair of blanks given me recently Black Hearted Sassafras is created by insect attack during its growth a sought after craft timber. Added to this it is spalted. Grows only in Tasmania in the South of Australia the Island is off the mainland.

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The bits i have Peter would need stabilising before they could be turned, yours looks a little tougher .. :winking:
 
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Jim said:
The bits i have Peter would need stabilising before they could be turned, yours looks a little tougher .. :winking:
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I have never seen soft Blackhearted Sassafras Jim it can be mostly the reverse quite hard in fact mine always has been Stabilising is essential for punky wood though. these blanks came from a demounted kitchen are dense and very dry. In one Mill in Tassie times back I saw a thousand or two boards of it drying it seemed to be hard to get most places this one specialised in it.

Peter
 
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