Is this Yew?

[Tomessy]

Hello
I'm new to wood working and was given a piece of timber found on a farm. I have recently turned it into a chopping board but a friend tells me it might be Yew but they were unsure.

Obviously since then I have found out that Yew is poisonous and do not want to harm myself or young children.
Could anyone advice on whether this is Yew for definite?

Many Thanks

Tom

 

[Roxie]

Looks like Elm

 

[Bm101]

No expert (laughs like a maniac) but that looks like elm to me too.
However,
is-yew-wood-too-poisonous-for-a-chopping-board-t50099.html
Previous post on using Yew as a chopping board.
Personally I wouldn't. I'd save that what looks like elm for a chair/stool/ seat one day when you feel up for the challenge. Too nice for a chopping board to my mind at least.

 

[Trevanion]

I'd personally say without any doubt it's not Elm or any other hardwood for that matter. I would say it's not Yew as Yew tends to have a much more distinct, finer, wilder grain.

My best guess would be that's a piece of Douglas Fir.

 

[SVB]

Chas is the resident yew expert having secured about 80% of the uk stock but it would guess is it was yew. Does smell pine like? Any pink in the grain - photo not quite come out to see colours but I think I can see colours that would suggest yew.

S

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If it's been converted for years, yes, it could well be yew. If it's anything like freshly sawn it isn't.

 

[Woodmonkey]

Yeah if you plane down to some fresh wood it will be obvious