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Offline Raptard

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Yew?
« on: June 21, 2013, 03:06:42 am »
Quick question, is this yew?
http://imgur.com/a/4OYg1
(yes i know they are crumby, my camera is deteriorating and i need a new one.
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2013, 03:35:59 am »
It's some kind of yew. Where was this taken?
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Offline Raptard

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2013, 03:37:39 am »
my back yard  ;D my dad always said it was just a big juniper bush or something, it gets red berries with a single seed in the middle.
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2013, 03:41:53 am »
United States? Uk. Canada? Narrow it down a bit please
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2013, 03:45:30 am »
Red berries ?  not juniper
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Offline Raptard

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2013, 03:48:03 am »
ohh the U.S. NW ohio to be exact
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2013, 03:50:00 am »
I'd say yes, but I'd like to see a pic of the whole thing.
Cut off a small bit, even a 1/2" branch should show heart & sap wood. You can them make a miniature :)
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Offline Raptard

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2013, 04:07:05 am »
i'll do that tomorrow...well later today i guess since its 240 am.
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 07:15:32 am »
Yes, it looks like yew. But I don't see any bow-sized or even billet-sized branches in there...
Maybe wood for overlays and handles.
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Offline Ed Brooks

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2013, 11:33:53 am »
I have used limbs from yew about an 1 1/4 around for bow wood. 
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Offline adb

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 12:11:56 pm »
Certainly looks like yew. Perhaps Japanese ornamental yew? I see the right kind of needles, and red bark... but a cut X-section would be helpful.
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Re: Yew?
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2013, 12:17:18 pm »
Might be what's called hicksii yew...its an ornamental/bush hybrid that's a cross breed between Japanese and English yew....not sure if there's any bows in there judging by poor quality pics and no reference of how long or wide those are......

BUT...I have made a couple bows out of small diameter yew before....here's one I did a year ago...and I have another one but never posted it...

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=33859.0
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Offline bluegill68

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2013, 12:18:00 pm »
Japanese ornamental yew, had several in my front yard as a boy.
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Offline Raptard

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2013, 06:57:09 pm »
well here's the cross section and full pics (my flash is now stuck on so it's hard to tell bet there is heartwood). there is one i am looking at that is about 3" across.
http://imgur.com/a/84mPj
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Offline Raptard

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Re: Yew?
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2013, 07:04:21 pm »
also,do you have any tips for working with yew? i'm gunna stick with my crappy quality pieces of mulberry for a while but i will definitly try yew sometime
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