Square Edged Yew

[Bryan Milham]

I'd had this lump of yew trunk laying around for some time. Recent postings of square topped bowls made me see I could do the same. I had to raise it slightly to photograph which is why there are a couple of limestone coasters underneath it.

I left some of the pale sapwood and worm trails in it for effect.

I'm slightly surprised that it has moved a little since I made it, as the 'some time' mentioned above was more like 6 or 7 years.

The top is 140mm by 220mm and it stands 65mm high to the top.

C&C welcome and hi to all you lurkers.

[bodrighywood]

I think yew is prone to changes in humidity more than a lot of woods. I remember bringing a yew turning I had done in Cornwall some years previously up to Wiltshire and the difference in humidity was enough for it to move and split within weeks of moving.

Pete

[Les Symonds]

Lovely, simple, clean lines....what's not to like about it.

Les

p.s. ... if it moves any more, I've got lots of wire you could have to stitch it together!

[edbanger]

what not to like about a nice piece of wormy Yew 

Ed

[Mark Sanger]

another simple and beautiful use of Yew.

You have been busy.

[Graham]

As Les says. Whats not to like ?

[Bryan Milham]

Pete,

I'll have to watch out for any splits, fingers crossed it has been around long enough for that not to happen. The movement I was talking about was the slight bowing you can see along the edge in the second photo.

Les,

I really must talk to you about your use of wire, I really like the way you use it.

One more thing about this piece is the off-center bowl cause it to want to fall over towards the long side of the top. I therefore had to keep taking the depth of the bowl away until it became stable. Thankfully I'd hidden enough thickness of wood in the bowl base to allow this but it did mean I lost the foot.

[woodndesign]

The placement of the bowl highlights the heart, a few knots and the sap wood nicely, like this piece.

It's likely to be the picture of the image, as it looks to dip and move a lot to me.

Cheers  David