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Unless you know a cooperative horse to refresh them.

Almost certainly yew. This is a vase I made from a chunk from my neighbour when he'd done a bit of pruning.

Yes, its yew. Yew can grow in a very haphazard way and can include lots of holes, splits and shakes. If water gets trapped in any of...

Thanks everyone. I'll definitely use a mask. I'll have a go at making a box with it. Would you use the purple parts or cut it out. ?

Is it yew? Wear a mask if there's dust.

The purple seems to come from water hitting any iron inclusions. Unfortunately (to me) yew turns a mahogany colour with exposure to air...

I used some yew when i did evening classes, it had some gorgeous purple staining. Where the tree had stood in a field, it was where...

I also agree it looks like Yew, as said make sure you wear a mask as the dust is toxic. Interestingly the red berries produced by this...

Colour and sapwood tends to make me agree that it's yew. As said. Also as said wear a mask. there's always dust with pretty well any...

With all that sapwood it could be Yew.

Hi all. I mentioned to a mate I liked making boxes and he's given me this piece of wood. Anyone have a guess what it may be. Why's it...

Thanks. But no I didn't. I just followed a YouTube vid by Steve Ramsey. I've been watching alot of his videos. The good thing is it...

I like the knot too and often use scraps for small boxes so that I can improve techniques but which if I deem passable and not fit for...

Puggers, They are lovely. I'll definitely be making a few more in the future.

Nice work, the knot is a great feature to include