I've just been perusing the bowmaking threads on this forum, and I think I've hit the jackpot.
My neighbour has a yew tree in her garden, and several branches are overhanging my garden. On of them of them is basically a straight and uniform stave with a slight bow which I guess would be ideal for making a longbow. The stave would be approx 7 foot long, 10 inch diameter at one end reducing to 5 inch diameter at the other.
For the sake of good neighbourly relations I'll ask her permission before cutting it, but that won't be a problem. She's a lovely old lady, and the clincher is that because it overhangs my property, I'm legally entitled to cut it. I believe technically I have to offer it to her, though I can't see why she would
I imagine it would best cut in winter, are there any 'time of year' considerations specific to cutting yew?
My neighbour has a yew tree in her garden, and several branches are overhanging my garden. On of them of them is basically a straight and uniform stave with a slight bow which I guess would be ideal for making a longbow. The stave would be approx 7 foot long, 10 inch diameter at one end reducing to 5 inch diameter at the other.
For the sake of good neighbourly relations I'll ask her permission before cutting it, but that won't be a problem. She's a lovely old lady, and the clincher is that because it overhangs my property, I'm legally entitled to cut it. I believe technically I have to offer it to her, though I can't see why she would
I imagine it would best cut in winter, are there any 'time of year' considerations specific to cutting yew?
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