No the resins and oils dose not alow it to get to dry.I went to KANASA and deer hunted and the fellow down the road built bows so I had to see him.He had O'sage bows that he made from 125 year old fence post he'd pulled up that his grandfather had planted.He said he got 7 staves out of it and all 7 bows were great and stll shooting as far as he knew.One was 82 pounds how cool is that.
I've been back a couple time and he told me he's pulled up others sence then and built bows.I have no reason to think he lieing.