Uses for sambucus nigra

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stuckinthemud

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I cut and split a pair of sambucus nigra, elderberry, stems which I hoped to use for bow staves. They both twisted severely as they cleaved, but I hate burning useful timber. What is s. nigra good for?
 
No, not much of a turner. Can turn, do a little when I need to but am mostly a woodcarver. Currently my main interest is crossbows and self bows
 
I wouldn't say it was fragile. Useless, maybe, especially for anything large. It's always twisted and this makes it hard to season without a lot of distortion, hence hard to get big pieces. I have made small boxes with it and it's been perfectly ok. Looks-wise, it's quite like tulipwood.
 

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