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Yew bow stave

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A length of yew split from the trunk so that it combined pale sapwood on the back with darker heartwood on the belly, the natural combination prized for bows. Yew grew in England and is named by Gerald of Wales, c. 1188, as a known bow wood. The large-scale imports of yew staves from the Continent belong to later centuries.

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The sapwood/heartwood combination is general bowyer practice; 12th-century evidence is indirect.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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Split yew bow stavesfrom Yew timber; with any axe (axe, billhook); at craft workshop; by bowyer

Used to make

Make a self bowgives Self bow; from any bow stave (yew bow stave, ash bow stave), Flax bowstring; with Drawknife; at craft workshop; by bowyer

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