A yew stool

Now those legs have character! Excellent job Yorkie!

You look very happy about getting rid of that tree.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Nice chair, Stewart! Did you make the whole stool from that yew tree that you cut down?

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

This is a very unique piece. I really enjoy the grain pattern of the wood.

But did you have to cut down the tree to make the stool? I looks like you are having a lot of fun “trimming” the tree but I guess you just got carried away with all the fun.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

The colour in that yew is awesome! Nice piece Sir Stewart. Great pictures too, all but that last one..LOL

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

It always saddens me to see a living tree destroyed, but this one was seriously damaging the corner of their house so it had to go. You can see from the picture how close it was to the corner(and that I was cheered up when I saw the colours of the wood I was cutting into!) Tom – the top didn’t come from that tree but the rest did.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Lovely stool, Stewart! Careful with that chainsaw!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thanks for your kind? comments Brian!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Stewart, you continue to astound me with your craftsmanship and creativity. I aspire to be able to turn about half as good as you, then I’ll be able to say I have made great progress.

-- Maplewood, MN

Awesome grain.

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

Great grain in that wood Stew. You are a mean looking chap with that chainsaw in hand.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Wow. Great color and nice use of material. Yew da man!

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

That’s a real nice stool yew got there YS. I like the unusual grain. I guess the tree was a little close to the house. Tree roots can severely damage foundations, walls and drain lines as I’m sure you well know. If that had been that close to my house, I’d have cut it down too.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

I hope you cut the overgrown shrub shorter or removed it entirely.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

nice stool stewart . did you use the saw your holding to make it ? you are an amazing guy ! great work

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Stewart,

That last picture is what a “real” LumberJack” looks like ;^D

A great way to remove a problem and create something out of it!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Stewart,
That’s a lovely stool. I have a Yew in a similar location. I’ll keep an eye on it for use as stock should it begin to encroach. But the masterpiece of this post is that Tam O’Shanter.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Beautiful turnings that you’ve assembled into one piece there!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA