Yew cost?

[Giles D]

How much is this yew worth for wood turning/bow making or milling?  There is 4 bits in total... 1 is 17 ft long the other 2 are 12 foot long and the trunk is 6ft long with a 1.5ft width.

[gobbypunk]

Um sadly I dont see much value in that yew  a bit small for milling ,never made a bow but have spoken to quite a few Bow makers and if I remember right they like equal heart wood sap wood?  

[trigger_andy]

7 hours ago, Giles D said:

How much is this yew worth for wood turning/bow making or milling?  There is 4 bits in total... 1 is 17 ft long the other 2 are 12 foot long and the trunk is 6ft long with a 1.5ft width.

 

[trigger_andy]

It’s worth whatever you’d get for firewood. If you got £50 for the lot you’d be doing well. 

[Giles D]

Many thanks fellas 👍👍 I'll just turn it into firewood then.

[Dan Maynard]

Trouble with these is knowing someone to sell it to, I was asked the other day about wood for turning so maybe I'd keep a bit for them. Otherwise you find wood turners are always keen to have wood but maybe not so keen to pay enough to cover the time it takes to process and deliver it.

[Squaredy]

19 hours ago, Giles D said:

How much is this yew worth for wood turning/bow making or milling?  There is 4 bits in total... 1 is 17 ft long the other 2 are 12 foot long and the trunk is 6ft long with a 1.5ft width.

Well worth milling for your own use, and worth a bit to the end user, but very time consuming to mill, dry, and then find lots of customers.  Value as it is about £60 per ton.  I pay more than that but unless you are near me and can deliver it won’t work.