I love yew BK15

Creaky Bones

Creaky Bones

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Upgraded my stripped 15. I had some pieces of yew left over from a cane I made. Yew is a really pretty wood to work with, and the 15 needs some pretty wood.

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I threw in some black liners made from a notebook cover. It's a weird illusion that the one side appears bigger, but it's because the wood is darker on one side at the front.

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I also discovered that the sheath for a Buck Pathfiner model 105 is a perfect fit for the 15, and a really nice, inexpensive after market addition.
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Love me some modified Beckers.
 
That looks great! And I may be wrong, but I do believe yew is poisonous. It should be fine as a knife scale but be careful when sanding and whatnot but you might want to check, I would try not to breathe in the dust if you work with it again.
 
xrangerx said:
That looks great! And I may be wrong, but I do believe yew is poisonous. It should be fine as a knife scale but be careful when sanding and whatnot but you might want to check, I would try not to breathe in the dust if you work with it again.
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Yea your not kidding...I pulled this from webecoist...

The English Yew, or taxus baccata (“taxus” meaning toxin), is one of the deadliest trees on the planet. The evergreen has a majestic and lush appearance and is fairly common in forests of Europe. The yew is considered by scientists to be an odd and primitive conifer along with the monkey puzzle tree of Chile and Gingko biloba tree of Asia. The yew has a rather sad history. All parts – save for the flesh of the berries – are extremely poisonous. Because the toxin causes convulsions and paralysis, it was once used as an abortifacient. Apothecaries would dry and powder the leaves and stems and give desperate women minute amounts in the days before birth control was available. Unfortunately, death would often result. The yew has been quite popular throughout history for a number of medicinal purposes at extremely dilute levels, but it is deemed too dangerous in modern medical practice to be of use. The yew’s primary toxin is taxine, a cardiac depressant. The yew acts rapidly and there is no antidote.
 
Working with the wood isn't that bad. There are lots of beautiful examples on the internet of bowls and cups turned from yew, and don't forget the thousands and thousands of long bows made from yew over the centuries. The red fleshy part of the berries is not toxic, but the seeds and leaves/needles are seriously poisonous. When I make canes or walking sticks, I always include a little fact and folklore pamphlet on the type of wood used. Yew has a pretty extensive folklore. I think the other end of the knife is probably more dangerous in this case.
 
Creaky Bones said:
Working with the wood isn't that bad. There are lots of beautiful examples on the internet of bowls and cups turned from yew, and don't forget the thousands and thousands of long bows made from yew over the centuries. The red fleshy part of the berries is not toxic, but the seeds and leaves/needles are seriously poisonous. When I make canes or walking sticks, I always include a little fact and folklore pamphlet on the type of wood used. Yew has a pretty extensive folklore. I think the other end of the knife is probably more dangerous in this case.
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Yea totally, don't get me wrong those scales look great... I was just a little stunned to hear that yews were poisonous, I had know idea, they always seemed fairly innocuous to me. Thats cool that you add a little info about the wood with your stuff..
 
Now yew're talking !!!
Just got my 15 a few weeks ago, this gives me a kinda sorta idea of how it will look when I eventually get some Ivory Micarta scales ...


Thank Yew for posting ...
 
Thank yew for posting!
Yew got some real talent!
Good idea yew had with the Buck sheath.
 
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