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![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/120793.jpg) My cousin gave me a stick of Yew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_brevifoliahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbow Today I cut it up and made a knife handle from it. The blade was made in China: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HHKTPBK![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/120794.jpg) I ripped the stick into 3 pieces 0.46" thick. The sapwood has worm holes, but is still very hard wood. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/120795.jpg) I was narrowing the front of the handle with a little metal bandsaw running slowly. I was pushing hard with my thumbs. When the blade got though the handle I was still pushing hard. If this had been a fast wood bandsaw I would have lost the end of my thumb. Hardly needed a band aid, but it reminds me how dumb that was. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/120796.jpg) There is a little sapwood on the right butt. There are knots on both sides. But the 1200 grit and True Oil, got it feeling smooth.
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The finished product looks good clark. Happy you didnt lose a thumb. Isn't yew what the English used for bows.
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Nice handle! Use a push stick next time!!!!
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I like the swell on the back end. Should help to hang on to it.
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How does that Chinese blade hold up? Your finish work looks very good.
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The finished product looks good clark. Happy you didnt lose a thumb. Isn't yew what the English used for bows. I believe it was the go to wood for the longbow.
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My cousin that gave me the stick of Yew, said he has many of the trees growing wild on his 5 acres on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. He sells the wood to bow makers that laminate it.
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What is True Oil like? Is it a clear finish?
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Push sticks! Very important part of any shop with a bandsaw! Lacking that, don't line your fingers up with the blade when pushing the stock into the blade. Have a plan for what you are going to do when something bad happens...
The yew made a nice looking handle.
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Looking good Clark. Yew is still used for traditional bows, both in laminated bows and selfbows.
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