Bradford Pear Wood Turning
The simple lines make it elegant while the lip and the cascading design of the turning adds more interest to its appearance.
Bradford pear wood turning. Grain can be straight or wavy. Cutting requires sharp tools. A friend commissioned me to turn a bradford pear log. This species is hard.
Recommended for experienced turners. This particular piece is special in that it has areas of spalting which adds to the beauty of any piece of wood. The tree was cut down several years ago after suffering some storm damage but it had great significanc. Wood is typically light orange or light pink in color.
I have done a lot of reading about drying green wood and have read that drying the wood is 80 and turning the wood is 20 of your effort. This 25 minute hd video shows how to turn a small bowl on a wood lathe. Some of the tools used are. Bradford pear is a common ornamental tree in the eastern united states which also produces an excellent turning wood for bowl making on the wood lathe wood turning pens.
Turning wet bradford pear i recently cut down a bradford pear tree from my yard and essentially used it as an excuse to buy a turning lathe something i always thought would be fun. All around a special little bowl.