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Anyone have experience with pearwood?

Pearwood is one of the best timbers for model makers. Somewhat soft and with not too tight grains it can be used for nearly every aspect of it. It is best for planking (prevent it from physical impact like hard pressing with semi-sharp objects or hammering) and for deck furnitures. Easy to bend with the solder iron-type bender, sands good and works well with different glues. It can be well stained or painted. Not recommended for carvings in our usual scales.
János
 
janos said:
Pearwood is one of the best timbers for model makers. Somewhat soft and with not too tight grains it can be used for nearly every aspect of it. It is best for planking (prevent it from physical impact like hard pressing with semi-sharp objects or hammering) and for deck furnitures. Easy to bend with the solder iron-type bender, sands good and works well with different glues. It can be well stained or painted. Not recommended for carvings in our usual scales.
János
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great, thanks.
 
Y.T. said:
Hi, Jack Sparrow, could you reveal where you buy your wood from?
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Hi. I purchased the Pearwood Enterprize 1/96. I had a choice between that and the boxwood kit. The boxwood kit is way more expensive. Why? I do not know...
 
Jack Sparrow said:
Just wondering if pearwood is a difficult material to work with? does it sand well? does it cut well?
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Hi Jack, I have been using pearwood as I replace the kit basswood for my Syren. The pearwood I have cuts cleanly, holds an edge well, has good grain and sands well. It has a good reputation for accepting different finishes which enhance the beauty of the wood. Hope this helps.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
Hi. I purchased the Pearwood Enterprize 1/96. I had a choice between that and the boxwood kit. The boxwood kit is way more expensive. Why? I do not know...
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because the wood by itself is more expensive than pear wood - price differences in such kits is caused by the price differences in the material "wood"
 
Uwek said:
because the wood by itself is more expensive than pear wood - price differences in such kits is caused by the price differences in the material "wood"
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That surprised me that the boxwood was more expensive than the pearwood. I thought it would have been the other way around. Maybe it's because the kit comes from China and they don't have boxwood over there? I don't know...
 
Jack Sparrow said:
That surprised me that the boxwood was more expensive than the pearwood. I thought it would have been the other way around. Maybe it's because the kit comes from China and they don't have boxwood over there? I don't know...
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Usually the prices are growing from Cherry -> Pear -> boxwood
Means pear is more expensive than Cherry and boxwood more than pearwood
And cherry wood is often more expensive than other types of wood often used in kits
 
Jack Sparrow said:
That surprised me that the boxwood was more expensive than the pearwood. I thought it would have been the other way around. Maybe it's because the kit comes from China and they don't have boxwood over there? I don't know...
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The reason for the price differential is that box trees - of almost any variety - grow very slowly compared to pear trees and are much rarer, And unlike pear trees they are not farmed for fruit in orchards as pear trees are. The following news item gives you some idea. 200Ha is close to 500 acres btw.

"The company “Polosa” completed the establishment of an intensive pear orchard on 55 hectares in the spring, making it the largest project in the history of orchard development in Russia. The company also plans to plant an additional 30 hectares in the autumn and intends to increase the plantation area to nearly 200 hectares. The “Sad” enterprise is also among Russia's top five largest orchards, with 22 hectares dedicated to pear trees.

According to Sharip Sharipov, Russia only meets 20% of its demand for pears. Around 250,000 tons of this fruit are imported annually into the country. He noted that this niche remains untapped, and Dagestani orchardists have taken on the challenge of developing its cultivation. The natural and climatic conditions of southern Dagestan allow for very effective cultivation of pear orchards."

ETA- For those with an Ecological turn of mind, pear is obviously more sustainable than wild box out of (perhaps) the rain-forest.
 
Jack Sparrow said:
That surprised me that the boxwood was more expensive than the pearwood. I thought it would have been the other way around. Maybe it's because the kit comes from China and they don't have boxwood over there? I don't know...
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Maybe ,and I am just gussing that you might mixing up boxwood with basswood ,they are notvthe same though ,basswood is very cheap and used in most kits along with walnut
 
zoly99sask said:
Maybe ,and I am just gussing that you might mixing up boxwood with basswood ,they are notvthe same though ,basswood is very cheap and used in most kits along with walnut
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you are right! Of course. I did mix them up. I seem to use those two interchangeably...
 
Alan Smith said:
The reason for the price differential is that box trees - of almost any variety - grow very slowly compared to pear trees and are much rarer, And unlike pear trees they are not farmed for fruit in orchards as pear trees are. The following news item gives you some idea. 200Ha is close to 500 acres btw.

"The company “Polosa” completed the establishment of an intensive pear orchard on 55 hectares in the spring, making it the largest project in the history of orchard development in Russia. The company also plans to plant an additional 30 hectares in the autumn and intends to increase the plantation area to nearly 200 hectares. The “Sad” enterprise is also among Russia's top five largest orchards, with 22 hectares dedicated to pear trees.

According to Sharip Sharipov, Russia only meets 20% of its demand for pears. Around 250,000 tons of this fruit are imported annually into the country. He noted that this niche remains untapped, and Dagestani orchardists have taken on the challenge of developing its cultivation. The natural and climatic conditions of southern Dagestan allow for very effective cultivation of pear orchards."

ETA- For those with an Ecological turn of mind, pear is obviously more sustainable than wild box out of (perhaps) the rain-forest.
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very interesting information.
 
i have an 80 year old pear tree in my back yard. i often cut old dead branches and save them as fire wood... never thought of using it for ships till i joined here.

so should i cut the wood while its fresh or let it air dry for a certain time, then cut it into workable billets or planks? what is a good diameter of a branch for cutting into planks?
 
there are 2 types of pearwood natural and steamed. The natural pearwood is a little harder than the steamed
i have a lot of both here at the Lumberyard
 
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