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waterlogged:
Anybody have any hints or tips for seasoning yew. I've got some really great stuff that I don't want to screw up.

Thanks

Pat B:
If it is in stave form, seal the ends and store in a cool dry place off of the ground. If it is a trunk, at least split it in half , seal the ends and store the same. How bout some pics.     Pat

OldBow:
Here is a picture of yew billets from a tree I cut in 2005. 
I sealed the ends with varnish.  The XS image with varnished ends was taken just after I hauled the yew out of the woods on my bicycle. Then I stored the log under my deck (Montana has low humidity) since 2005.
I cut the short log into billets this week - nearly two years later.  The wood is in perfect condition.

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SimonUK:
In my opinion, keep the bark on while it's drying.

duffontap:
In my experience, Yew is about the easiest wood in the world to season.  Strunk, Welch, myself, and others who live in damp climates don't even seal it most of the time.  Unhealthy Yew will check regardless of what you do and healthy Yew probably wont.  To be safe:  release the tension in the wood by reducing it to staves and billets, or at least halves and quarters.  Leave the bark on or peal it off and coat the sapwood with shelack. 

        J. D. Duff

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