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Offline helmet

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yew
« on: March 18, 2017, 03:29:54 pm »
I got this out of the woods today. Sap wood is about 3/8", so its on the thicker side and the ring count is about 30 rings an inch.

Offline Philipp A

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Re: yew
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2017, 03:32:13 pm »
Hi,

The one on the left looks like a really nice log, you should be able to get high quality staves out of that one!

By the way what a beautiful lush forest!

Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2017, 04:57:30 pm »
The stick on the left looks awesome!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: yew
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2017, 05:37:05 pm »
Nice haul  :)
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Offline penderbender

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2017, 07:23:37 pm »
Nice looking staves in there. Where you located helmet? Cheers- Brendan

Offline upstatenybowyer

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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2017, 07:25:33 pm »
Okay, I'm jealous. lol
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Offline helmet

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Re: yew
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2017, 09:48:04 pm »
Not trying to make any one jealous upstate, :), its fun to share the excitement with other bowyers! Penderbender, I am in the Willamette Valley.

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Re: yew
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2017, 09:50:38 pm »
Wow I've never had a Yew but from pictures I've seen that looks like a real good one.
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2017, 11:20:21 pm »
Nice looking yew.
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Offline High-Desert

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Re: yew
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2017, 11:38:47 pm »
Very cool, that's where I grew up. That's a good size yew. Must have a been good weekend for cutting. I was out cutting yew yesterday. Can't wait to see how many stave you get out of that thing.

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Offline vinemaplebows

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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2017, 11:47:21 pm »
Good haul  :BB
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Offline PaulN/KS

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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2017, 11:41:21 am »
Even though I am surrounded by osage out here, I sometimes can't help but envy yew guys...  ;)

Offline Weylin

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Re: yew
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2017, 09:12:22 pm »
Where abouts in the Willamette? I'm near Willamina.   (R There's a good group of folk around here.

Offline helmet

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Re: yew
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2017, 07:58:24 pm »
Hi Weylin, I am in Newberg. I have a couple of friends that like this stuff also,  it would be great to meet more. With the weather getting nicer maybe we could get some folks together to shoot.