Bradford Pear Wood Turning

This 25 minute hd video shows how to turn a small bowl on a wood lathe.

Bradford pear wood turning.

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. Bradford pear wood has a deep rich color with lighter areas of contrast.

Sands to a high lustre finishes easily and is stable when dried. This particular piece is special in that it has areas of spalting which adds to the beauty of any piece of wood. All around a special little bowl. 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.

This species is hard. Wood is typically light orange or light pink in color. 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. Cutting requires sharp tools.

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. A friend commissioned me to turn a bradford pear log.