Sassafras gloat

Yesterday a friend was cleaning up a fence row and I grabbed a 10 inch sassafras tree and cut 32 bowl blanks from it and sealed the ends. I counted 52 growth rings. The wood is light, even when wet and reminds me of catalpa although a little heavier.

This morning I roughed out 5 bowls in an hour and 15 minutes. This included measuring, bandsawing, mounting, changing chucks and tool rests out. During this time I also emptied the shavings collector and cleaned out the hose several times and sharpened the gouges. Once the blank is balanced you can really hog out the wood and it smells like spicy soap.

I love green wood turning except getting up the mountain of shavings.

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Gerald Ross
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Hi Gerald, Did you save the roots and brew some Sassafras Tea? I heard it prevents salmonella infections (or is that a sore subject in South Georgia?)

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Arch

You really suck, Gerald...

When you wear you ol' butt out with all that turning, our neighbor swears by sassafras tea for joint problems, etc... Claims that a few cups a day for a week and you're good as new..

I tried it for 2 weeks and am NOT good as new, but have much more willpower when someone offers me a root beer...

mac

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mac davis

Hi Arch Good to hear from you. I guess my email & newsgroup client thinks you are a spammer.

No I didn't make any sassafras tea. I drank my share years ago. That's why I have never had any dread disease nor sense. Also pine splinter water for croup. And two drops of kerosene on a spoonful of sugar. It's a wonder I survived the treatment.

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Gerald Ross

Hi Gerald, I'm sorry your client blocked some of my posts, but you didn't miss much.

Hi Mac, I'm just as sorry that too many made it to Mexico.

Here's some more scientific Cracker spam you'll remember while turning your sassafras. Rosin gum becomes chewing gum if you chew it long enough, but rabbit tobacco never becomes a 'home run' cigarette or even a 14 cents a pack of 'wings' , not even 'ready to roll'. It's ok to use kerosene on a sugar lump if you can't afford moonshine or can't inhale turps vapors directly from the still.

It's been a cold winter this year. Guess you knew it would be when bacon sputtered in the frying pan. Then there was always a cold sweet potato and clabber sundae for desert before that terrible towel slathered with musterole warmed you up in the cold bed across the room from the fireplace.

I don't know what that ex patriate Mexican woodturner dealt with in his wasted youth, but judging by the man, it couldn't have been good for him. Now, I've done it. :)

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I'd tell ya Arch, if I could remember that far back...

mac

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