Friday 16 April 2010

Yew shaft canoe paddle




We came across a group of recently felled several ancient Yew trees at a local woodland in the Borrowdale valley. Although struggling to see exactly why they were felled, we are trying to make the best of a bad thing by utilising the timber..

It's not much to look at just now, but the pictures show the contrast of the heartwood against the sapwood. Note that the branch is pretty darn straight in one plane. Green wood seasons at about 1 year per inch thickness..
1 1/4'' SHAFT = See you in 15 months!

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