SASSAFRAS - COMMERCIAL WOOD Sassafras (Sassafras sassafras) is a soft hardwood of medium weight and much durability. The supply of sassafras lumber is not large, but it serves good purposes where available. Nearly all of it goes into various forms of mill work, and a small proportion into furniture and fixtures.
The reports indicate that sassafras is also used to some extent in the manufacture of novelties, souvenirs, and woodenware.