I am amazed at quality of work you guys do. Look at these planks I can not see the gaps in between!
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My concern would be that over time it will all oxidize to roughly the same shade, which is why I suggested other woods, like apple or cherry.
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I purchased pear from Joe Volpe of Modellers Sawmill in New Jersey a couple of years back and was pleased with the wood and customer service. The milled pear wood sheets I purchased were for different thicknesses but on his site he mentions hand-picked sheets. Link below:
I also purchased pear wood billets about one inch thickness of varying lengths from Cook Woods in the USA. I mill them to my own specifications and am using the pear to mostly replace the basswood for my Syren build. The Cook Woods pear is generally great for my purposes but I include the link if that helps you. The site shows you photos of the pieces you may consider buying.
I found that even if the wood was a little grainy looking if I milled to the thickness I wanted for say a certain plank width then cut the edge off the milled sheet to the scaled thickness of my plank there as little to no grain showing. Not sure that makes sense
, so for example if I wanted 1/8” wide planks x 1/16” thick I mill a 1/8” sheet then cut off strips 1/16” thick from the sheet edge. I think though that you are looking for wider pieces? Anyway hope these links help. Stay safe.
I purchased pear from Joe Volpe of Modellers Sawmill in New Jersey a couple of years back and was pleased with the wood and customer service. The milled pear wood sheets I purchased were for different thicknesses but on his site he mentions hand-picked sheets. Link below:
Modeler's Sawmill is a custom wood milling shop located in New Jersey, that caters to hobbyists and model shipbuilders
Modeler's Sawmill is a custom wood milling shop
www.modelerssawmill.com
I also purchased pear wood billets about one inch thickness of varying lengths from Cook Woods in the USA. I mill them to my own specifications and am using the pear to mostly replace the basswood for my Syren build. The Cook Woods pear is generally great for my purposes but I include the link if that helps you. The site shows you photos of the pieces you may consider buying.
Swiss Pear
Pyrus communis, European pearwood, is a beautiful finely grained wood that has an interesting past and future. Lumber is commonly steamed to bring out desirable colors such as pinks and reds. Steaming relieves stress just as in Madrona or Strawberry wood, which has a strong resemblance to...
www.cookwoods.com
I found that even if the wood was a little grainy looking if I milled to the thickness I wanted for say a certain plank width then cut the edge off the milled sheet to the scaled thickness of my plank there as little to no grain showing. Not sure that makes sense
, so for example if I wanted 1/8” wide planks x 1/16” thick I mill a 1/8” sheet then cut off strips 1/16” thick from the sheet edge. I think though that you are looking for wider pieces? Anyway hope these links help. Stay safe.
For the lightest pear, you might consider bleaching the wood you have to lighten it. I wanted lighter planking on the deck of my Ragusian Carrack, so rather than buying new, used bleach to lighten the walnut in the kit. Experimentation would be required to get the required hue, but it might work. Scroll down from this link to see my process. Obviously, my craftsmanship is not on the level with yours, but it's a possibility for you. Bleaching also lessens grain contrast.