Uses of the wood

Yew wood is extremely hard and durable and "resists the action of water upon it".In East-Anglia, East Yorkshire and Ireland ancient Yew wood has been dug up from bogs, fens and peat-land and this beautiful wood, after careful drying, is perfectly useable for making furniture and carved objects. Before the days when iron was easily available, it must have been extremely precious.




Farmers used to say that "A Yew tree post will outlast a post of iron". It is also the most 'elastic' of woods and can withstand great tension.

Yews are some of the prettiest woods to turn. Their colors run from a deep honey brown to purple to reddish-orange.