Woohoo!!!!

[Taxus brevifolia]

I've been going nuts waiting for seasoned yew. Finally, I've recovered 6 half-logs. Had to wait for dry conditions to make it up the mountain to my seasoning station. This is everything I've got that was cut/split a year or more ago. I guess there ought to be up to a dozen staves in there.

[Woodely]

Gorgeous looking stuff.      

[Taxus brevifolia]

Thanks yes it's gorgeous.
I had time today to make the first split

[bjrogg]

Looks like time to make some shavings.
Bjrogg 

[Sidewinder]

Mighty fine. Yes sir. Mighty fine

[Taxus brevifolia]

Thanks guys. Yep, time to get behind the mule

[sleek]

Man, id give my left two lug nuts for two staves of that stuff!

[Taxus brevifolia]

Here's the pile partially staved out

[Taxus brevifolia]

The ones one the right with the white streaks, that's a single branch. The white is rot, it was rotting from the inside which is a well documented thing in yew.

The rest is from a single log. Far left are the two inner heartwood halves. When I split it right after cutting, the whole thing separated along a ring rather cleanly.

[DC]

the whole thing separated along a ring rather cleanly.

That would concern me. It may be nothing but I would double check the rest of the log to see that it's solid.

[Taxus brevifolia]

Agreed, and it appears to be sound. I'll get some pics to show what I can see close up

[Taxus brevifolia]

Here's what's still left to cut. If I stopped now, I've got 14 staves, it looks like I'll get at least 7 more

[bassman]

Instead of saying Woo Hoo you should have Yew Hew.

[Dances with squirrels]

Yew Hew. That's funny. That would be a good name for a bow.

[Dante_F]

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