Was given a four foot, 5 inch wide board of pear wood.
A sawyer error produce a nice double wave on one face
due to a bandsaw mill blade losing tension during a cut.
One edge was fairly straight, the other with a nice curve
in it The thickness varies from about 3/4 to maybe
1 1/2 and this rippled board is going to make an
interesting jewelry box.
But first I had to get one edge straight. Clamped it in the
shoulder vise, the other end held up on a peg in the front
face of the bench. Got out the #7 and made the first pass
on the semi-straight edge.
Hmmm - this stuff planes nice.
Second pass - curlies that look more like light brown paper
rather than wood - no visible grain. And the planed surfaces
were almost glass smooth - with no discernable grain. Very
interesting.
Did a little ROS sanding on the waves face and then
went at it with a scraper. Again it was like scraping
paper, no grain feel at all. And again, a nice shiny surface.
This stuff loves hand tools!
When you think fruitwood it's cherry that comes to
mind. But pear is wonderful and I'm now looking
for some apple wood. Wonder what prune wood is
like?
If you can lay your hands on some pear wood - try
it. You'll like it.
charlie b
"Jamrelliot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wonder what prune wood is
> >like?
>
> Kind of like raisin wood. <G>
Naw that would be more like grape wood.
On 08 Aug 2004 22:00:56 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
wrote:
>charlie b asks:
>
>>Wonder what prune wood is
>>like?
>
>Super dry plum wood?
>
>Charlie Self
We have a winner!
Moral of this story. When friends ask if you'd like their wind damaged
or diseased/dead ornamental from the yard. Latch on to it. They're
tickled when they see something made from "their" tree.
bob g.
Leon wrote:
> "charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>When you think fruitwood it's cherry that comes to
>>mind. But pear is wonderful and I'm now looking
>>for some apple wood. Wonder what prune wood is
>>like?
>
>
> When I think of the fruit wood, "finish" that many furniture stores have, I
> think of medium brown with no grain showing and lots of fly spots on it.
> ;~)
>
> Prune wood? I Plum don't know.
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
charlie b <[email protected]> wrote:
>Was given a four foot, 5 inch wide board of pear wood.
>A sawyer error produce a nice double wave on one face
>due to a bandsaw mill blade losing tension during a cut.
>One edge was fairly straight, the other with a nice curve
>in it The thickness varies from about 3/4 to maybe
>1 1/2 and this rippled board is going to make an
>interesting jewelry box.
>
>But first I had to get one edge straight. Clamped it in the
>shoulder vise, the other end held up on a peg in the front
>face of the bench. Got out the #7 and made the first pass
>on the semi-straight edge.
>
>Hmmm - this stuff planes nice.
>
>Second pass - curlies that look more like light brown paper
>rather than wood - no visible grain. And the planed surfaces
>were almost glass smooth - with no discernable grain. Very
>interesting.
>
>Did a little ROS sanding on the waves face and then
>went at it with a scraper. Again it was like scraping
>paper, no grain feel at all. And again, a nice shiny surface.
>
>This stuff loves hand tools!
Yup. pear is a joy to work with.
>When you think fruitwood it's cherry that comes to
>mind. But pear is wonderful and I'm now looking
>for some apple wood. Wonder what prune wood is
>like?
there appear to be many literature references to it, with a traditional
oil finish. 'prune danish'.
"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> When you think fruitwood it's cherry that comes to
> mind. But pear is wonderful and I'm now looking
> for some apple wood. Wonder what prune wood is
> like?
When I think of the fruit wood, "finish" that many furniture stores have, I
think of medium brown with no grain showing and lots of fly spots on it.
;~)
Prune wood? I Plum don't know.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
I have a small orchard. Whenever I remove a tree or prune a large
branch I take it to the shop to see what the wood looks like. Most of
the woods are not very interesting. I would judge that apple, orange,
lemon, and avocado are not very interesting. There is very little grain
structure and the wood is not hard enough to finish well. Plum is a
very attractive wood and it will finish well. Also, apricot is an
attractive wood. Both plum and apricot grow to fairly large trees so
there may be some good sized pieces of wood.
Dick
> When you think fruitwood it's cherry that comes to
> mind. But pear is wonderful and I'm now looking
> for some apple wood. Wonder what prune wood is
> like?
>
> If you can lay your hands on some pear wood - try
> it. You'll like it.
>
> charlie b
In article <[email protected]>,
Charlie Self <[email protected]> wrote:
>charlie b asks:
>
>>Wonder what prune wood is
>>like?
>
>Super dry plum wood?
Actually, it's very much a date-d concept.
Gives me the shiz
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> charlie b asks:
>
> >Wonder what prune wood is
> >like?
>
> Super dry plum wood?
>
> Charlie Self
> "Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major
categories -
> those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost."
Russell
> Baker
On 09 Aug 2004 16:55:05 -0500, Allen Windhorn
<[email protected]> wrote:
>charlie b <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> ... This stuff loves hand tools!
>
>Pearwood has traditionally been used for printing blocks, especially
>William Morris wallpapers, I suppose because it doesn't have much
>grain.
And for recorders (the musical instrument). Perhaps for the same
reason.
--JWWells
charlie b <[email protected]> writes:
> ... This stuff loves hand tools!
Pearwood has traditionally been used for printing blocks, especially
William Morris wallpapers, I suppose because it doesn't have much
grain.
Regards,
Allen