Re: Pear wood question

> SWMBO to me this morning that I slept through a violent > thunder storm last night. Apparently so, one of the > Bradford Pear trees the city planted on our cul-d-sac had > about a third of its foliage and branches on the asphalt > this morning. > Now, to my question, does anyone out there have a good idea > of how much this stuff is going to move?

I got some the same way up in NY. Anchorsealed it and brought it back down here to VA. I soaked it in LDD for about a week as a pre-turned blank and then spun it up and finished it in one sitting. The walls were about 3/8" thick on a 10" bowl, it ovalled a litle bit but not badly and didn't crack. I gave it to one of the girls at work. Try some, other people have had other experiences. YMMV Dave in Fairfax

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The usual rule of thumb is 10% of the diameter. I don't know about pear specifically, but fruitwoods usually move quite a lot.

John Wimborne UK

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John Yale

Alan,

I have turned small items out of wet pear before. It does move quite a bit and on large items an extra bit of thickness doesn't hurt. A friend turned a platter out of pear and 1" thick on 10" diameter was just barely enough. We've both used the paper bag technique to dry it and had no problems with cracking. Be aware though, that it is terrific to turn wet, peels and shaves nicely, but when dry is it extremely hard. Still turnable, but make sure your tools are always sharp.

Chris

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Chris

I have had good success with apple, a difficult wood. If I rough turn, sometimes the stresses are too great for the thick block to handle and bad cracks are created. But natural edge bowls work great, with almost no loss.

Derek

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Derek Hartzell

Off-cuts, chips and shavings do incredible things to meat and potatoes on the BBQ. If you do not have a grill or smoker, give it them to a friend that does and invite yourself to dinner :-) JJ

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Tony Manella

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