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pacific yew hunting
E. Jensen:
Depends how its twisted. Spiral grain, like a propeller, is undesirable but manageable. Snakey staves are less popular, but highly valued by some, myself included.
DC:
As Yew Hunter lives up Island from me I invited him down to look at my bows and maybe give him some hints(as much as I can) as to what to look for when he's hunting yew. He had a bunch of yew in his truck that I would have killed for. I got two staves and a chunk from him. I think(with luck) there are 4, maybe 5 bows in the staves and maybe another two in the chunk. The chunk is twisted about 45 degrees in it's length but I think I can deal with it. There should be a bunch of heartwood that I can cut into lams. I'm pretty pleased. He was being way to critical of his wood. What he thought was waste or marginal was primo wood. At least to my eyes. A good source.
E. Jensen:
I'm jealous
Del the cat:
I do like a happy ending :laugh:
Del
Badger:
I respect what you are trying to do. I see nothing wrong with looking for sources of income. I am always looking for good sources for yew and it does sound like you are trying to educate yourself on what we use.
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