And now for something completely differnt...
Yeah, Italian Yew... that whole thing amuses me.
As if the Italians are going to trudge up mountains to specially select the finest Yew... no, they'll simply cut the easiest stuff they can find...
But why is it high altitude Yew? Asks the believer in this propaganda for Italian wood...
D'uh,
maybe it's because Italy is a small mountainous country and all the fertile low lying land is used for agriculture?
Of course I don't
know, I wasn't there, but at least I admit I don't know, unlike these peddlers of bovine excrement.
I like the story in Glen StCharles' book "Billets to Bows".
The old timer and a young guy are out harvesting Yew from a mountain logging road.
The old timer says.. "Only cut trees above the road".
The young guy asks, " Is that 'cos they are that bit higher altitude?"
"Nope... you ever tried dragging a log uphill? " comes the reply
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