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Offline Strichev

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I heard you like pictures of logs...
« on: May 30, 2016, 02:34:57 pm »
... and I found a yew. It had been cut by some loggers a few days before I found it just lying forgotten there. Apparently it became collateral damage when they cut down a boring old spruce. Having no idea that a yew can be useful they let it there for me to take. :D

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Offline Pat B

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2016, 03:37:05 pm »
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2016, 03:49:45 pm »
Tease!
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Offline Strichev

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2016, 04:12:05 pm »
Oh, sorry, I had too austere a privacy setting set on the album; it should work now.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2016, 04:18:26 pm »
Quote from: Strichev on May 30, 2016, 04:12:05 pm
Oh, sorry, I had too austere a privacy setting set on the album; it should work now.

Ah, the hilarity of austerity!


Nice wood, bro!
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Offline Badger

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2016, 04:27:24 pm »
  Are you positive that is yew??
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2016, 04:34:03 pm »
Nice log. A few bows in there for sure
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Offline Knotty

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2016, 04:58:38 pm »
I wish I was that lucky, having American and English woods is just a dream here in Brazil, unless I import them myself and pay an awful amount of money for a few staves /boards.

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Offline Tree_Ninja

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2016, 10:57:05 pm »
Nice. Definatly a bow in there. Wide rings, second growth perhaps? Not sure if I'd rip it that way but pics are decieving.

With the grape vine and retaining wall and dandelions I thought it was my backyard!

 
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Offline Weylin

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2016, 09:35:40 am »
Quote from: Badger on May 30, 2016, 04:27:24 pm
  Are you positive that is yew??

My guess is that it is a European Yew.
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Offline WillS

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2016, 10:15:09 am »
It's definitely yew, but it doesn't look particularly healthy...
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Offline loon

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2016, 10:34:43 am »
Quote from: Knotty on May 30, 2016, 04:58:38 pm
I wish I was that lucky, having American and English woods is just a dream here in Brazil, unless I import them myself and pay an awful amount of money for a few staves /boards.
Seems like that black palm Amazonians make bows from is really good.. hm
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Offline Knotty

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2016, 10:37:52 am »
You're right, however it's native from the Amazonian rainforest and mostly only the natives (indians) have access to it.. Plus, I heard it doesn't mantain enough tension stress for modern draw lengths (28"+)
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Offline loon

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2016, 10:59:22 am »
Astrocaryum standleyanum or Astrocaryum chonta.
Really, saw a picture of a short bow made from it, looked like it was bending a lot...
https://i.imgur.com/YVyFPak.jpg

And sometimes they can get longer... I think I saw one cable backed. I just saw one that looked like it was cable backed in the lower limb but not in the upper.
https://imgur.com/a/HiFXG

They seem to come in all sorts of lengths, I saw some taller than the archers. I'm sure they could reach 32"..
Sorry for the topic derail
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Offline Knotty

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Re: I heard you like pictures of logs...
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2016, 11:06:13 am »
@loon , looks like you got a point there, but again, unfortunately it's mostly available to the natives only, because of their reserves etc..
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