Editing Sumac (section)

===Other uses===
Some beekeepers use dried sumac bobs as a source of fuel for their [[Bee smoker|smokers]].<ref>Avitabile, Alphonse. Sammataro, Diana. The Beekeeper's Handbook. Publisher: Comstock 1998. {{ISBN|978-0801485039}}</ref>

Sumac stems also have a soft pith in the center that is easily removed to make them useful in traditional Native American pipemaking. They were commonly used as pipe stems in the northern United States.<ref>Lewis, Thomas H. The Medicine Men: Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing. Publisher: University of Nebraska Press. 1992. {{ISBN|978-0803279391}}</ref>

Dried sumac wood [[Fluorescence|fluoresces]] under long-wave [[ultraviolet]] radiation.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjJTsHvHoZ0C |title=Understanding Wood: a Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology |first=R. Bruce |last=Hoadley |edition=2 |publisher=Taunton Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-1-56158-358-4 |chapter=Chapter 5: Other Properties of Wood |pages=105–107}}</ref>