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Yew


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Taxus Yew

Botanic name: Taxus baccata

Family: Taxaceae

Grows: Europe, Himalayas, Algeria, Northern Iran, Birma

Volumeweight: 0,67

Other names: not known






Usage: Yew is manly used in lute making. The difference in color between the heartwood (reddish brown) and the sapwood (almost white) makes it an excellent choice to use it for two collared ribs for lute belly's.

An other well known usage of this wood is the English long bow.


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