Small Yew Tankard

 I wanted to see what a tankard made of yew would like, so I bought, at great expense, enough wood to make two Yew tankards, one large and one small. They looked lovely, but Yew is a very difficult wood to work with and both tankards had knots which cracked open. So the tankards looked good, but were unfit for purpose. (I know Yew is a toxic wood, but my tankards are well varnished inside and out so I think they would have been quite safe to drink from). But Yew is far too expensive for routine use, so I think these will be both the first and the last.