tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post902520875678232867..comments2024-03-13T07:41:06.281+00:00Comments on Bowyer's Diary: Sawing Some YewDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-77042892053052547812017-10-20T18:00:15.739+01:002017-10-20T18:00:15.739+01:00I think a little blue discolouration is ok but thi...I think a little blue discolouration is ok but this has black and blue and the heart /sap boundary is just meandering all over the place with some weird wood that is neither one thing nor the other. I've discussed the discolouration on here before and some think it's ok being part of natural growth/chemical action, but I've also had it where I know it was rot. Gotta go by looking at or testing the individual bit of wood.<br />Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-55650234446404294742017-10-20T14:31:09.900+01:002017-10-20T14:31:09.900+01:00I've seen a fair bit of yew timber with that d...I've seen a fair bit of yew timber with that dark line between the heart and sap. Any idea what it is and what the implications are for making a bow with it?<br /><br />My gut tells me it's some sort of spalting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com