thanks Timo...glad i got the good stuff! I remember somebody saying, "Oh you got the red osage," and i didn't even know there was a difference!
I thought i'd throw in my two bits here. I've hand split some yew logs lately, and i've found you don't need much yew to make a good bow. So i've tried to re-split a few of them with varying degrees of success.
Yesterday i ran about a foot into each end of a stave with my hobby bandsaw, and then split the wood very easily with wooden wedges.
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For what it's worth...worked great!
Tried it again today on some yew which is still green...little pukey bandsaw won't play nice...have to air it out awhile longer...