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lebhuntfish:
Del, I never messed with yew. But I just finished up a vine maple that I let the bark pop off of like that. Ended up leaving it on the last 6 or 7 inches. Looks really neat. Patrick

AH:
I feel like letting the bark pop off would frighten the heck out of me on the tiller  :o
I got the whole thing roughed out. I'll try to upload some pics tommorow. Now's the hard part--i need to find some way to tackle that nasty wind shake.

Del the cat:

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Yeah, that's part of the fun... it's character building >:D
Del

WillS:

--- Quote from: Livefortheoutdoors on November 11, 2014, 12:48:35 am ---I feel like letting the bark pop off would frighten the heck out of me on the tiller  :o
I got the whole thing roughed out. I'll try to upload some pics tommorow. Now's the hard part--i need to find some way to tackle that nasty wind shake.

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Don't sweat the shake.  Two options:

1.  If it will close up when you apply a clamp (remember to protect the wood as you do it) then use a good 2 part epoxy.  Pack it in, clamp it up, no more shake.

2.  If it's too big to clamp, or is refusing to close up under moderate pressure, simply fill with superglue. 

The wind shake doesn't need to disappear - it just needs to be solid.  If you can still see it, but it's well filled with glue and won't change if you squeeze it with a clamp, it's unlikely to cause any issues.

Yeomanbowman:
To add to what Will says, heat the slow set epoxy with a hair dryer in a jar or foil dish to make it runny and you'll get deeper penetration to drizzle into the shake.  Work quickly though because the heat will make it cure a lot faster.

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