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fishfish

Joined: 03 Sep 2009
Posts: 43

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 09 8:55 pm Post subject: U2 (yew 2!)
just made this one from a splendid bit of local yew,the knot/eye in it is oso nice,sadly its off to germany tomorrow to its new home,i know its gonna be well loved! thanks for looking.

ScarySara

Joined: 31 Mar 2009
Posts: 45
Location: Wales\Shropshire border

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 2:26 pm Post subject:
that truly is beautiful

wipka84

Joined: 07 Feb 2009
Posts: 221
Location: Essex, UK

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 2:41 pm Post subject:
Fantastic work on a lovely looking bit of wood.

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 2:45 pm Post subject:
Is the colour difference where it changes from heart wood to sap wood? If so and you'd had a bigger bit you could have made a longbow.

bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2159
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 4:46 pm Post subject:
Yew has a rd heart wood and a white sap wood. If I remember correctly it as just the heart wood that was used for longbows and they were laminated to give the flexibility. Could be wrong on that. Pete Yep, I was wrong

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 6:24 pm Post subject:
told you so. I've read far to much historical fiction in my time to not know that. Lamination in bows is much more modern.

bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2159
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 8:23 pm Post subject:

fishfish

Joined: 03 Sep 2009
Posts: 43

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 09 11:22 pm Post subject:
thanks for the comments folks. the lighter stuff is the sapwood,and yes its the stuff of longbow fame,ive got a 6" x 7' yew stave air drying at the moment hopefully next year it will become a 'self' yew bow of about 50lb pull.

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