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Offline Squirrelslayer

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CHERRY!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« on: April 14, 2013, 06:28:20 pm »
Hey everyone.  I was walking in the woods and found some nice fairly clean cherry... it is nice and straight,  no twist, and only a few tiny knots. But there is one problem..... its 60" long and I need it to be 72" for my ELB so I was thinking if I could trade it for some Osage around the same length.  I am also looking for other woods (except Christmas trees :P) so if you have other staves im open to to trades. Im also looking for sinew and around 50 arrow shafts. If you have anything please PM me and I will get back to you.  thanks in advance. SS



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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 06:46:40 pm »
need pics
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2013, 02:52:33 pm »
TTT. SS
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2013, 11:36:59 am »
As far as I know yew wood is worth more than Osage
I like osage

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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2013, 01:08:56 pm »
yes but i can't use it for my bow design. do you want to trade it for some osage? SS
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2013, 08:27:00 pm »
Why not just use the yew for something else? 60" is plenty long enough to turn into a fantastic bow.  Part of being a successful bowyer is being able to see a working bow of some description in a given piece of wood.  You can't surely be ok with finding a stunning piece of yew (it looks perfect from your picture, although there isn't a photo of the end grain so not sure on sap/heart ratio) which is this straight and knot-free and paying for shipping, tax and the risk of it being ruined by sending it overseas just for another piece of wood?  Good quality yew isn't that easy to come across in the UK so use it, don't give it away. 

Post a picture of the end with a ruler/tape measure as reference.  For all you know, it could be the right size for a billeted ELB.  Bear in mind (and this is meant in no disrespect as we all start somewhere!) you haven't yet made a successful bow.  To try and get a heavy draw-weight longbow/warbow (I believe you mentioned in a different post that your goal is to make a yew warbow?) with very little experience is pushing the limits quite a bit. 

If it were me, I'd split the log (depending on it's width), seal the ends if they're not already sealed and set it aside for a year or two.  Don't give it away or trade it for another piece from the US as it's just not worth the cost of shipping at this stage.  Make lots more bows, ideally from staves if that's your end goal, and when you feel you can chase rings well, negotiate knots and pins and twists and weird sapwood boundaries, take this yew and have a go. 

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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2013, 08:53:20 pm »
Thanks wills. I have made a sucsessful bow just broke it today though :-\ ill give it a few years until I can acctualy  use it well and do it justice. SS
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2013, 08:17:14 am »
Oh my gosh. Are you seriously trying to pull our leg by convincing us that piece of wood is yew?! That log is NOT yew at all! Please, everyone, do not deal with squirrelslayer in any trades! This is just pure crap. Trying to get a full length osage stave (in the UK, ffs) for this mediocre stave of Sorbus or hazel is a pure rip-off.
The more of this troll's posts I'm reading, the more upset I become!  >:(
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2013, 11:24:32 am »
I feel the Slayers enthusiasm is years ahead of his knowledge, probably not trying to rip anyone off. I just dont think he knows any better.
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2013, 11:45:31 am »
I thought it was pretty much established in another post that this is definitely not yew. Sure doesn't look like yew to me. Who are you trying to kid SS?

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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2013, 12:03:41 pm »
Just to clear things up, SS posted this one first, then i he went ahead and posted in the other forum about weather or not it was yew.
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2013, 12:07:17 pm »
That's not yew, for sure.
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Re: YEW FOR OSAGE OR ANY STAVE!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2013, 12:08:51 pm »
Oh my gosh. Are you seriously trying to pull our leg by convincing us that piece of wood is yew?! That log is NOT yew at all! Please, everyone, do not deal with squirrelslayer in any trades! This is just pure crap. Trying to get a full length osage stave (in the UK, ffs) for this mediocre stave of Sorbus or hazel is a pure rip-off.
The more of this troll's posts I'm reading, the more upset I become!  >:(

Look I was miss lead thinking that this was yew. I havn't got round to changing it yet. Its acctualy cherry so im sorry for the confusion and I was definitely not trying to rip enyone of. Im obviously not experienced enough and if im considerd a troll then what does your post make you? If this thread upset you, you should have sent me a PM instead of trying to ruin my trading rep ( or Whats left of it ) ok ill admit I made a mistake with wood ID and surly that can be forgiven,  if not then does that mean we now live in a world where teens can't be forgiven for little things like this? Thanks for ruining my day >:( SS
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Re: CHERRY!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2013, 05:11:33 pm »
Yew is a conifer, that will help you next time if you are trying to make sure it is indeed a yew tree.

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Re: CHERRY!!!!!!!!! (pics added)
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2013, 07:36:02 pm »
Yew is a conifer, that will help you next time if you are trying to make sure it is indeed a yew tree.

Thanks, ill look out for it  ;D at least someones being helpfull. SS
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