Dannon Rhudy on sat 22 sep 07
Pear wood is a most valuable and useful wood.
Not much available now, but many and many
an antique piece is made with pear wood and/or
pear wood inlays. So - make tools. Why not?
It may not last forever, but likely it will last as
long as you will. The ash from pear should make
beautiful ash glaze, too, same as apple does.
Save some from the burn pile.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Subject: Pear wood pottery tools
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
>
> My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
> ribs I think.
>
>
Hank Murrow on sat 22 sep 07
On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
Pear wood is used in keyboards, as it is very stable.
As to the burn pile, please tell me you will burn the wood on
concrete instead of dirt, and that you will keep the ash for glazes.
If you burn on dirt, you will be mixing tenmoku with your ash
1/1..... resulting in all dark glazes. Pear ash is high in phosphate
(as are most fruit trees)........ a wonderful glaze ingredient and
supplementary glass former. Think Chuns, along with other soft blues
from small amounts of iron, or iron reds like Shaner's with 2_3% Fe,
etc.
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
WJ Seidl on sat 22 sep 07
Yes!!
Save that pear. Fruit wood is great for tool making.
So is that sour lemon.
But don't you dare make ribs out of that lemon,
it is much better used for throwing sticks and tool handles.
Nice, tight grained wood. A real pleasure to work.
Best,
Wayne Seidl
Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
>
> My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
> ribs I think.
>
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
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Ann Brink on sat 22 sep 07
Hello Taylor,
Many communities have some sort of Woodcarvers club...they might be happy to
have some of the wood.
Ann Brink in Lompoc Ca, where we are having a little rain, wishing for more.
(mostly about pottery)
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
>
> My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
> ribs I think.
>
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
>
Kathy Forer on sat 22 sep 07
On Sep 22, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
I haven't made any tools with it, but I've carved pearwood and it's
really nice to carve, buttery and smooth with beautiful color. I
think there's even a Master of the Pear Wood Carvings somewhere. (Not
Tilman Riemenschneider, but there's some nice work here, http://
www.metmuseum.org/special/tilman/tilman_images.html ) Also used for
smaller furniture, musical instruments and painters' palettes. Holds
detail well. Here's a Damascus/Pear Eating Knife with pearwood
handle, http://www.knivesbynick.co.uk/historical_knives.htm
Cut into as large pieces as possible and put it out of the way
somewhere to season. Check for bugs and rot. Google for wood drying
techniques. Enjoy!
Kathy
--
Kathy Forer
www.foreverink.com
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sat 22 sep 07
Hi Taylor,
If the Wood is sound, and is prepaired correctly for it to Season without
checking ( splitting as it shrings differentially as it dried and aclimates
to ambient humidity there after ) then sure, it would be well worth
preserving for you or others to make small Tools out of, or, other things
also.
As you may know, it is usually the Bole or Trunk which is saved and Seasoned
for use, and not the Branches, but, for small things to be made, larger
Branches may also be preliminarily sections and split or Sawn into portions
for drying-seasoning, and, used.
Many of the old Boxwood Chess Sets were made from the Branches, since the
pieces were so small, the instability of the Branch Wood was not a serious
problem, even though one does see old Chess Sets whose taller pieces, or
even Pawns, are 'leaners'...
Otherwise, Pear is one of the traditional Woods used for small smoothing and
forming Tools used in Clay Work, so...you have the right Species
anyway...and Pear is a lovely Wood.
Phil
l v
----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor Hendrix"
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
>
> My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
> ribs I think.
>
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
> melpots2@visi.com
Taylor Hendrix on sat 22 sep 07
Hey folks,
I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
ribs I think.
--
Taylor, in Rockport TX
http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
Eric Suchman on wed 26 sep 07
Fruitwood should be choice material. -Eric in Oceanside
On Sep 22, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a quick question for the tool makers. I just cut down a pear
> tree that was too close to the house and before I drag all of it to
> the burn pile, I wanted to see if I could use some of the wood for
> pottery tools or not. I have no idea if this wood is any good or not
> and I don't want to put any up if it's not worth it.
>
> My sour lemon wood is probably a year old now, ready for making some
> ribs I think.
>
>
> --
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
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