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.
Bradford pear wood turning.
This 25 minute hd video shows how to turn a small bowl on a wood lathe.
Some of the tools used are.
Cutting requires sharp tools.
The simple lines make it elegant while the lip and the cascading design of the turning adds more interest to its appearance.
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.
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.
All around a special little bowl.
Grain can be straight or wavy.
Recommended for experienced turners.
The tree was cut down several years ago after suffering some storm damage but it had great significanc.
Hurricane cpm 10v bowl gouges hurricane htc100 woodturning chuck robust american beauty lathe.
Sands to a high lustre finishes easily and is stable when dried.
A friend commissioned me to turn a bradford pear log.
This species is hard.