Yew: Good firewood or is there a better use?

[gensetsteve]

I like the look of that little bit right at the bottom I reckon its looking like firewood dave or you could get it on ebay tonight its free listing and you can start at whatever price you like I think.

[NI Tree]

out of courosity what age was it as i love yew trees

[Dave Martin]

out of courosity what age was it as i love yew trees

 

not a clue but it was a sizeable tree

[NI Tree]

:biggrin:if you were keen you could count the rings LOL

[Alycidon]

Put woodturning timber into google. Quite a few specialist suppliers come up, I would send an e mail to a bunch of them and see what happens. Cant believe they wont be interested.

 

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[Head Ranger Pete]

If you offer it on either The Wood Haven or UKWorkshop - The Site For Woodworkers someone will bite your hand off for it (just make it clear that you are offering it as one load not for people to come and pick through

 

(incidentally with regard to the earlier comment about drying - kiln dried is only any good if its dried gently in a dehumdifier kiln - sticking it in a hot kiln will wreck it)

[Rob D]

If you offer it on either The Wood Haven or UKWorkshop - The Site For Woodworkers someone will bite your hand off for it (just make it clear that you are offering it as one load not for people to come and pick through

 

(incidentally with regard to the earlier comment about drying - kiln dried is only any good if its dried gently in a dehumdifier kiln - sticking it in a hot kiln will wreck it)

 

 

Despite being repeatedly told that people will bite my hand off for yew I am still two handed! It's a cruel myth like the one about walnut roots!

 

 

If the main stem had been planked or left as a long piece then that would have perhaps been sellable..... but you'll get an easier and better return splitting and selling it (next year) for logs.

[Head Ranger Pete]

Despite being repeatedly told that people will bite my hand off for yew I am still two handed! It's a cruel myth like the one about walnut roots!

 

 

If the main stem had been planked or left as a long piece then that would have perhaps been sellable..... but you'll get an easier and better return splitting and selling it (next year) for logs.

 

It does of course depend on what price you are offering it for and how the woods been treated - if you want to sell stuff for wood turners its best to leave it in fairly large section and seal the ends with PVA or paint then store undercover

 

of the wood in the pictures chances are that the large rings in the picture are too short to be useful after crackage has occured, but someone might take the longer bits for a few bob

 

I know for a fact that on the aforementioned forums (i'm a member of both) there are people who will buy wood like this if the price is reasonable

 

The other side of the coin of the 'cruel myth' is that every second person you encounter who's cut down a walnut tree thinks that it must be gunstock quality and wants hundred of pounds, when the reality is that its glorrified firewood