Yew bowls in the making

Here’s some photo’s of my latest rough turning session. I like to process all my timber during the winter months, so there is little risk of cracking. The top image shows my first batch of blanks, cut out and ready for mounting on the lathe. At last I’ve got some yew, which is completely free from shakes! Although not huge pieces, they really are top quality.

The first three pieces, ready to be roughed out. They’re quite wet so should be nice to turn…

A selection of pre turned blanks. I could turn yew every day and never tire – there are so many interesting shapes! I’ll be tackling the largest ones next week and posting plenty of photo’s…