Woodturning Pear Bowl – Wet To Dry To Finished
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The wood for this bowl came from a neighbor’s ornamental pear tree that came down in a microburst. The wet wood was heavy and dense – wonderful. I have made several projects from this tree.
Shortly after harvesting the tree, I rough turned the bowl. The wood was very irregular – prompting an extra mount to resolve the uneven bottom surface.
After coating the bowl with green wood sealer, I let it dry about 11 months, periodically weighing the bowl and recording the date and weight. When the rate of change in minimal, it is dry enough.
I was concerned about a branch running vertically in the side of the bowl. This could be the source of uneven drying, cracking, and extreme warping. As it turned out, it only distorted the side of the bowl but was the source of tear out that I had to sand.
The bowl is 9 inches in diameter and finished with walnut oil.
I now can do remote demonstrations for any club, world-side.
Enjoy!
Nice bowl. I noticed that you drilled a hole in the side of the original wood face plate to facilitate its removal. A simple strap wrench would have done the job without the possibility of compromising the integrity of the face plate.
Great point.
Thank you
Alan
Thank you Alan. I also enjoy turning pear. Your bowl is beautiful.
enjoyed your pear bowl.{and many others} Could you tell me what kind of camera are you using. it gives a very good image.
thx dick carney
kamloops bc
I use a pair of Canon Vixia camcorders. Models are probably different by now.
I made sure they have a audio in jack and a solid mount.
Alan