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Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hyw:
Hello Fellow Bowmen. Could someone kindly give me some advice in splitting a 7 foot chunk of Welsh Yew it is also around 5'' in diameter, but it is not entirely straight. I was thinking maybe its not worth it atall
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Idv5yC1xHX1RyN712MdZxJR7422PTxfd/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GgPY0nIOJuBAfWfTJj2SjUVBbF4kzBiD/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/181p36G81RxNYrDXKlwf5AoHDo52gjKzS/view?usp=sharing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394437279558?hash=item5bd64b3f46:g:EkwAAOSw4cZj1bG1&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoCOWYQ4kgBaNQAmU5muyIYMQj8XPZC%2F%2FBLDetKl3xl%2Bqv20WqCkuMRtFNBqTG2aJN5ToTv%2FYu%2F6DYHw9%2Fn0LLPU7VR2Cdybjmo9UzIwSa59wqs4WKObJC46bVPgbXipzehmYFk1wilzrHapy4INrR6sRin8yWlg73a%2BBfKUuc7fIcvOFVNjdTlG%2F9F3Rv1t2SKSyhUuLJMvO83IITD7fYgY%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9ap3ei_YQ

Aksel:
If you´re not very experienced with this stuff I would let it dry as is and only make 1 bow from the log. When dry: de-bark it and decide which side will be the bows back, then chop away everything which doesn´t look like a bow with the tools of your preference.

simk:
It's not worth that price, imho. For that price there's straighter ones on the market. Yours probably has a bow or even 2 in it but requieres an experienced bowyer. A few challenges in that piece....
Good luck, whatever you decide to do 🤗

superdav95:
I agree it seems high and could be a lot of frustration and steep learning curve with those pieces. 

Hamish:
+ 1. Yep, too pricey for subpar quality.

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