Our Adventure for Pacific Yew (lots of pics)

[Wylden Freeborne]

Keenan, if your honey hole is in #### canyon, just passed **** creek, then yep, we found and raided it all 
Good luck with your upcoming haul! Elevation was about 3200 ft. Found some higher, but it was pretty sparse and trees were too scragly. 

Wylden,, Weylin, I thought of another one: "It is always about yew, isn't it"

Are you sure we passed **** creek? I was almost positive it was up on %^&%@ ridge before **** creek..... and Carson, Jesus loves yew.

[Hamish]

Yep, If you take bark off while green always seal with PVA. Those staves are beauties with, tight ring count.
                                                                                                Hamish.

[snag]

Good to see you got some real beauties! Just think of all the hours of fun making and shooting bows. I bet there is one of those bent tip "Chet style" bows in there somewhere just dying to come out!  Very cool.

[TRACY]

Sounds like the wood was a bonus. Seems like a blast!

Tracy

[snag]

So CMB, does this mean you don't want this yew stave I have sitting here...? 

[Badly Bent]

Yew guys look like yew had fun gathering all that yew. Gonna be some nice bows being made from that don't yew think?
Good haul and worth the effort .
Greg
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[Carson (CMB)]

So CMB, does this mean you don't want this yew stave I have sitting here...?

Dave, well this might come across as greedy, but I would still gladly take that yew stave.  .  Truth is, I just don't have any clean seasoned yew staves ready to work, except a couple of short paddle bow staves.  Also, I made you a little something in exchange for that yew stave 

[snag]

I'll try and get ahold of your Dad and see if he can't get it to you....? I need to talk to him anyway.

[Keenan]

Keenan, if your honey hole is in #### canyon, just passed **** creek, then yep, we found and raided it all 


 

[Josh B]

Nice haul!  Nice haul indeed!  I have no doubt that you guys more than earned every stave.  Josh

[Carson (CMB)]

OK, the predatry spider living amongst the staves is a great little anecdote, but we need to get some pesticide on this pile o Yew, to make sure we don't get the grubbies.  Any recommendations?  Also, does anyone know the specifics on the potential pests we are dealing with?  Beetle, weevil, wasp, fly, or other?

[Wylden Freeborne]

Vanilla leaf makes a decent pesticide, as does lemon balm or mint. i would prefer that monsanto keep their damn hands off my future bows. bad juju!

[vinemaplebows]

Go to Walmart find a product that has a high amount of permethrin...spray everything should be good for a few months. I personally have never seen grubs in my yew, but every area is different.

[druid]

Gods, what a treasure.... I would kill for this.