My son has a stack of Bradford that was cut in the last couple of weeks. Some will fit my lathe. Your thoughts?
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Bradford pear source
- Thread starter John Torchick
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Very prone to cracking , just like any fruit wood, remove pith ,cut over size and seal right away. I love Turning Bradford pear especially for anything that has a lot of detail, like basket illusion pieces, cuts well, polishes easily and has pleasant pinkish/ reddish brown color when dry.
Not sure what you are saying about removing the pith. These are small branches and logs up to about 16-18 inches diameter.
The pith is the heart /center stem going all the way up the tree, its the first area that cracks will develop from . You should also try and select logs with less branches coming out as the branch areas will be prone to cracking as well , below is a cut diagram , the pith / heart gets thrown away and the rest gets used
Great picture.