Matia Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Hey guys... Has anyone ever worked with yew to make a guitar neck? I have bought about seven slabs cos thy were cheap! But the wood is a beautiful colour! So I was wondering if anyone had ever come across it as a material? Usually I build grandfather clocks out of it to sell on but well I thought I might give it a try on a tele copy... Anything I should really look out for? cheers! P.S If anyone wants pics I'll email you them... still cant figure out how to post pics on this damn thing... STOOPID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 A picture would be nice! You can e-mail it to me and I'll post it for you. If you have it uploaded on the web somewhere you simple hit the "IMG" button when your making a post and enter the URL (web address) of your picture in the pop-up which you will see, and the forum software will do the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matia Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Just emailed you three pics brian! If you could post em for me I'd really appreciate it! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I found this free image hosting service on one of the boards I frequent and figured I would give it a try with these images. Anyway here they are I did edit the size down so they would load quicker and nobody would have to slide right to left to see the whole picture here on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matia Posted April 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 thanks brian! I'll give that place a try myself now I know where it is! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 From what I know about Yew, they grow very slowly. I've seen some many 100's of years old in England (The Wookie Hole, anyone?). Yew should be a really hard wood and dense because of it. I'm still new at this game so please get someone elses comments before you dig in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matia Posted April 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 ok I've realised I've bought way too much of this stuff... but then sice I got it all for like 10 pounds who cares right??? Anyways I'm not sure if I can do this ( Brian Please correct me if I'm wrong ) But I have seven boards of this stuff left from what I need... They measure 1.5"x 45"x 7" if any one ways some to experiment with then all they have to do is pay the postage from me to you. Bear in mind I'm in Oz at the moment.... but either way its ur call! Free wood... now if only I was 18 again... ahhhhhh anyone wants let me know.! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 interesting , any idea how much it would cost to ship a few planks to ireland? hmmm...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Bro your giving it away you can post that anywhere, maybe you should start a post in the classifieds though to generate a little more interest. Do you have any idea how much a single piece weights? It would be a good start to figure out the shipping since one piece could be cut in half and glued together to make a body blank. Once we know the weight we can go to the Australia Post website, then of course you can get current exchange rates here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 okay, I checked all the online translators and not a single one was able to translate " yew" into Dutch. hehe, anyone have a clue what yew wood is in Dutch? :-) Alex???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matia Posted April 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Ive posted an ad in project guitars classified section now so check it out all! Thanks again bri! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 okay, I checked all the online translators and not a single one was able to translate " yew" into Dutch. hehe, anyone have a clue what yew wood is in Dutch? :-) Alex???? Hi tsl602000, Yew is the English word for Taxus hout. Don't ask me what that is Just found it on a site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Thanks Alex, Taxus is een boomsoort....hehehehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Yeah let's talk in Dutch and gossip about everybody Ik wist wel dat het een boomsoort was, want van een struik valt weinig halzen of bodies te maken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 how ruuuuude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Sorry Wes, I apologize for our rude and childish behaviour...:-) Talking in Dutch about trees and bushes is simply not done! I'd say to everyone to get a piece of yew wood and slap Alex on the head...hehe Shame on you, Alex!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 May I still think in Dutch, or should I think in English all the time too Wie gaat er mee naar de hottentottententententoonstelling?? Try to translate this one Coen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DStahl Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 Ye cats. Anyway, if it's English yew you've got it's Taxus baccata and is sometimes used in making bentwood furniture. "Yew tree trunks grow in a twisted manner affecting the wood’s use in applications. Yew’s irregular growth also impacts the wood’s grain. It can be 'unpredictable and volatile to work,' according to Luke Hughes in the book, The Encyclopedia of Wood." Of course it was also used for longbows back in The Day. Try Woodbin's listing for some idea about the propterties of the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matia Posted April 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Nice one dstahl.... I'll check that out... however now you have mentioned it I'm more interested in building the longbow.... hehehehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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