Hi guys.
I got it contact with a carpenter here in Israel that imports wood from England.
I found this yew board and like to heare your opinion. I`ll mention that the wood is air dried (not kiln dried).
Since I only use "common" woods that are imported regularly by dealers (white oak, ipe etc...)
using yew will be a kind of exiting for me. Problem is, this board is kind of pricey....
So, here are the pics....
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gQU_xQBwwZM/VNMuB-owY6I/AAAAAAAAE3E/aHoriIAkKFE/w649-h865-no/20150205_104247.jpg)
The board is long and wide enough for several bows. the heartwood near the edges has pretty straight grain (a bit of a swirl that I can place at the handle section).
The center has some cracks. If I`ll take it, I plan to back it with bamboo. I`ll mention that on the other side, it seems to have benn cut through the rings so the grain is not
that stright, but thats the belly side.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RdHDypF3im4/VNMwPPgWkYI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/6al-uXzkVF4/w1153-h865-no/20150205_104942.jpg)
Here`s a close up:
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qN4vTPKoQ7M/VNMwgfRd01I/AAAAAAAAE3c/prbRcfmfs1s/w1153-h865-no/20150205_104948.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-610IXwtcmOk/VNMw4ZPh3wI/AAAAAAAAE3o/q2Swk8j-98g/w1153-h865-no/20150205_104954.jpg)
So, what do you think? Is yew realy worth the money and effort, of should I stick with ipe, bamboo and oak?
Thanks,
Dor.