As I was buying tyres for my car recently, Mark the guy that I was dealing with noticed some pieces of yew wood in the booth. Now to cut a long story short he too has a love for woodcraft products and had the above wood cut down at his house. Instead of seeing it wasted being cut as firewood, he very generously provided me with the pieces so as i could use them in my woodturnings. This wood will be cut into sections and then each piece with be dipped in a liquid wax. They will then be place in a shed in order to dry out for a period of time. The pieces are from left. Ash, Yew, Yew, Ash, Oak, Oak and finally Yew. The oak has been lying in the grass for a period of time so this might produce a spalted effect which will be evident as black lines in the wood when it is turned. I hope to start using this wood in 6 to 12 month time.
