{"id":751,"date":"2019-02-13T22:58:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T22:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=751"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:19:31","slug":"yew-log-chopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=751","title":{"rendered":"Yew Log Chopper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project to make an end-grain\u00a0chopping board from lots of small yew logs I have been saving from a tree in the garden for the past few years. After watching lots of &#8216;how to&#8217; videos, I was inspired to try and make my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making an end grain, yew branch, chopping board.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4oK90QrVcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As suspected,\u00a0cutting all the little logs square took hours but was well worth the effort. As usual, solving all the little design and making challenges along the way was half the fun. Couldn&#8217;t\u00a0get the surface perfectly\u00a0flat without a thicknesser but they are flat enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting trying to get into talking to the camera without coming\u00a0across self-conscious,\u00a0took a few takes but got easier as I went along. working out different\u00a0camera angles, trying to make it while telling a story and keeping the shot in frame and focus makes it more interesting. learnt a lot from making this first one, sure the next will be much slicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very happy with the results, as hoped, all the two-tone\u00a0heart\/sapwood\u00a0rings look great. 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