DG, they take about 1 1/2 hrs to turn (cause I have to keep stopping to sit for a while to ease my leg), but yew is one of my favourite woods to turn, with sharp tools it cuts beautifully and only needs light sanding. Then I put 2 coats of sanding sealer on it and burnish it with a handful of shavings then a coat of turners paste wax and buff it with soft cloth, it leaves it with a nice shine you can almost see your face in.