Popular Post wouldwurker Posted March 29, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Been doing a lot of turning lately. I’ll put up a few posts as I take some pics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 That's cool Vinny. What's the finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Very nice. How does pear wood turn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Glad to see you didn't drop off the earth, Vinny! I hear that pear (and other fruit woods) turn quite well. I'd say your goblet is an excellent example. I like the straight stem, the tapered stems always look like they are about to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks all. Been busy as all hell, and popped out a third baby. Craziness at the Jojo house. Pear is like Cherry, but with more interlocked grain. Impossible to split with a froe. Will burnish/polish to a shine like hard Maple. Here’s some more pics from the same tree . From left to right finish is Wipe on Poly, Watco Teak, Shallac with vintage maple transtint Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Bradford pear ? Lots of those around here split during ice storms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Poor branch angles lead to frost splits and thunderstorm water loading splits. I don’t believe the trunk wood is particularly unstable. Don’t know that I’d try branch wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Poor branch angles lead to frost splits and thunderstorm water loading splits. I don’t believe the trunk wood is particularly unstable. Don’t know that I’d try branch wood. The stress on the branch wood is why there’s so much figure/curl. Little checking because of the crossed grain as it dries. The weak area is only where it meets the trunk (hence why they all snap in time). Perfectly stable...unless you find yourself in the unlikely situation of tablesaw ripping a wide flatsawn board of Bradford Pear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 More from the same treeNot sure if this link will work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 So what grit do you sand up to before burnishing with shavings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 35 minutes ago, vinnyjojo said: The stress on the branch wood is why there’s so much figure/curl. Little checking because of the crossed grain as it dries. The weak area is only where it meets the trunk (hence why they all snap in time). Perfectly stable...unless you find yourself in the unlikely situation of tablesaw ripping a wide flatsawn board of Bradford Pear. So glad you are back Vinny!! I see very little branch wide enough to get any but the tiniest pieces out of the all compressed or all stretched side of those branches. Since so much turning is off axis to avoid pith, I just would not seek it out. Maybe they get bigger in your area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 So glad you are back Vinny!! I see very little branch wide enough to get any but the tiniest pieces out of the all compressed or all stretched side of those branches. Since so much turning is off axis to avoid pith, I just would not seek it out. Maybe they get bigger in your area?Yeah. Pretty big. Here’s a piece with my hand, for scale Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 So what grit do you sand up to before burnishing with shavings?500 ‘grit’ festool platin is as high as I go before burnishing.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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