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Offline soy

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #30 on: June 23, 2013, 03:11:47 am »
Quote from: Carson (CMB) on June 22, 2013, 01:09:52 am
Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on June 21, 2013, 09:43:55 pm




Did you guys practice that tongue in cheek, s**t-eating grin or does that just happen when you stand next to a yew tree?  ;D ;D ;D



I agree...but did yall notice the huge trees down next to that little bitty yew ...my goodness I know why they're smiling like the butchers dog,kuz they are in heaven son!!!!!!
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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #31 on: June 23, 2013, 03:44:06 am »
Believe it or not that little yew tree was probably older than those big fir trees.
We decided, that particular tree had escapee death 3 times and deserved to live another 300 years.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #32 on: June 23, 2013, 06:29:04 am »
I think those yew trees are so strong because they are built to survive having a 10' diam cedar or fir fall on them.  I have seen it like that except the yew was growing out from underneath the down tree, with nothing but a little scar to show for it.
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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #33 on: June 23, 2013, 10:11:50 am »
Good score Josh,thanks to the western boys generosity of course.I'm sure it's better than the irish yew I offered you a while back.Your job does have it's benefits.....LOL.
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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #34 on: June 23, 2013, 12:25:31 pm »
Quote from: Carson (CMB) on June 23, 2013, 06:29:04 am
I think those yew trees are so strong because they are built to survive having a 10' diam cedar or fir fall on them.  I have seen it like that except the yew was growing out from underneath the down tree, with nothing but a little scar to show for it.

Oh yeah seen alot of those. One was completely uprooted and underneath a 2' dia. Fir and the yew was still growing. Incredible trees.
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Offline Dan K

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #35 on: June 23, 2013, 12:33:24 pm »
Josh and I found one laying flat under a giant fir, straight as an arrow!  We left it cause it had about ten, 4 ft. branches growing straight up. Those will all make some nice bows for our great, great, great grandchildren.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #36 on: June 23, 2013, 04:17:09 pm »
Blackhawk- if i remember correctly, it was father's day weekend and you were goin' campin.  Otherwise I would've stopped. ::)
Turtle- that's 90+ yr old yew that I have.  I needed some fresh stuff so it would be properly seasoned when I'm 130. ;)
Carson-It was a pleasure to meet you.  I wish I would've been a little more flush.  I would've bought some shaft from you as well as the cherry bark.  I appreciate the kind words, but if you intend to pick my mind for more than ten minutes, you better use a very small pick and take lots of breaks!  Lol!
Ed-is there such a thing as bad yew?  I'm betting that stuff you have will make fine bows!
Marco- I will utilize that little hemlock, so its all good.
Weylin-I'll be out there again and next time I'll give more notice.  It sounds like you were having a great time anyway!
Thanks again!  Josh
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #37 on: June 24, 2013, 02:07:50 am »
Yup, as much as I love Yew for bows, whenever I go to cut em, I always run into a dozen I can't bring myself to cut, before I find one that "lets" me do it.  Something about dropping a tree that's 10 times older than I am... 

Sounds like a heck of a trip had by all. You can't beat a day in the woods among friends,

Gabe
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: As fate would have it
« Reply #38 on: June 24, 2013, 08:35:15 am »
Awesome! You lucky guys got to meet Josh and Josh got to meet you guys! We have one hell of an "community" formed here.
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