Most hardwoods have a significantly high density which is partially thanks to its slow growth rate.
Is pear wood a hardwood.
European pear wood also known as swiss pear allisee ellesbeer etc.
The general colour of pear wood is almost dark fleshy colour pinky brown is a favourite description.
Bradford pear firewood is a great firewood choice.
The wood is dense heavy and clean burning once it s dry making it a welcome addition to any woodpile.
I say without figure meaning without the usual graphics of timber.
Wow pear wood a very interesting timber.
Hardwood trees usually are broad leaved but their leaves are not needled and fall every autumn and winter as hardwoods are deciduous.
The hardness of wood varies with the direction of the wood grain and varies from piece to piece.
A great multi purpose wood useful for all aspects of model ship building.
Is one of the finest continental hardwoods.
Not too unlike makore.
Pearw wood is categorised as hardwood.
It is relatively strong has low friction doesn t splinter as easily when rubbed against the grain and the sliding action improves with time as the wood self seals.
Either a fruit like a pear or a hard shell such as walnut.
Sometimes called african pear though the wood bears little botanical relation to true pear pyrus genus.
Generally speaking the harder the wood the easier it is to finish and polish.
Swiss pear is a lumber that gets richer as it oxidizes.
But its more stable compared to cherry as its co effecient rating is slightly lower.
Moabi is a very large african tree frequently yielding figured lumber and veneer.
So a janka rating is an average of numerous tests performed on all directions and numerous pieces.
The finest quality pear veneer comes from the sorbus tree one of the only trees to have three heart color rings.
Pear wood is also unlike almost any other hardwood without figure.
Swiss pear is steamed when harvested to produce the desired color.
Harder woods create good solid long lasting joinery in furniture.
Although many people have mixed opinions about the tree most will agree that the firewood it produces is excellent.
Pear has traditionally been used for applications where wood slides against wood like drawer slides.
