Gentleman's Rhodium and 22 Gold Detailed RollerBall in Pippy Yew

Pippy Yew (Taxus baccata). Considered the wood of everlasting life and continual rebirth, some yews are over 1000 years old. The orange-brown wood has an attractive grain and takes a high polish. This rare form is taken from the burrs, a growth on the outside of the tree where branches have not formed properly. As a result, the grain forms in swirls and curls.

This Yew came from a tree taken down outside Crewkerne in Somerset, the tree was considerd unsafe to the general public.