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I would suggest swiss pear wood if you like the color?!
Zoltan
Zoltan
I like also very much swiss pear, in german "Schweizer Birne" or better the "Elsbeere"
I would agree with swiss pear. It’s one of my favorites!
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personally I would use Applewood above all others then second is Pearwood third choice is citrus ie. orange , lemon grapefruit trees.
when I say pearwood I am not talking about the pink stuff on the lumber market. Pyrus Communis this is steamed which turns the wood pink which a number of model ship builders myself included find objectionable. Over time the pink does turn a light brown but I have pieces that are 30 years old and are still bright pink. Some woodcarvers have suggested the steaming process makes the wood softer than natural pearwood. This wood is also called European Pear which is the longest living of the fruit trees and can grow as big as cherry trees.
The pearwood I use is The ornamental pear tree (pyrus calleryana) these trees are small and the wood is dense, hard and a smooth texture, what I like is it is not "pink" and model ships don't look good pretty in pink but that is just my taste and not that of others. This pearwod is a creamy yellow which turns a gold color, when fresh cut it can look orange and then the color will mellow out.
natural Pear wood not steamed is among the finest-textured of all fruitwoods. It is prized for making woodwind instruments, Pear wood is also among those preferred for preparing woodcuts for printing, either end-grained for small works or side-grained for larger.
over the years I have gone through 1,000s board feet of steamed pear and what I found is no two loads are the same. Steamed pear will have quite a big range of color and figure. some are a light cream color with just a hint of pink to a deep dusty rose with a hint of purple even a marble figure of shades of pink and lavender. A modeling project that stretches over a time period and you run out of wood odds are slim the wood you order will match what you already have.
for those of you living in places around the world just saying pearwood genus Pyrus family Rosaceae. you may find the list quite long and the wood will vary depending on species and location. Pearwood is only one in the rose family of trees.
when I say pearwood I am not talking about the pink stuff on the lumber market. Pyrus Communis this is steamed which turns the wood pink which a number of model ship builders myself included find objectionable. Over time the pink does turn a light brown but I have pieces that are 30 years old and are still bright pink. Some woodcarvers have suggested the steaming process makes the wood softer than natural pearwood. This wood is also called European Pear which is the longest living of the fruit trees and can grow as big as cherry trees.
The pearwood I use is The ornamental pear tree (pyrus calleryana) these trees are small and the wood is dense, hard and a smooth texture, what I like is it is not "pink" and model ships don't look good pretty in pink but that is just my taste and not that of others. This pearwod is a creamy yellow which turns a gold color, when fresh cut it can look orange and then the color will mellow out.
natural Pear wood not steamed is among the finest-textured of all fruitwoods. It is prized for making woodwind instruments, Pear wood is also among those preferred for preparing woodcuts for printing, either end-grained for small works or side-grained for larger.
over the years I have gone through 1,000s board feet of steamed pear and what I found is no two loads are the same. Steamed pear will have quite a big range of color and figure. some are a light cream color with just a hint of pink to a deep dusty rose with a hint of purple even a marble figure of shades of pink and lavender. A modeling project that stretches over a time period and you run out of wood odds are slim the wood you order will match what you already have.
for those of you living in places around the world just saying pearwood genus Pyrus family Rosaceae. you may find the list quite long and the wood will vary depending on species and location. Pearwood is only one in the rose family of trees.
- Pyrus amygdaliformis—Almond-leaved pear
- Pyrus anatolica
- Pyrus armeniacifolia—Apricot-leaved pear
- Pyrus boissieriana
- Pyrus bourgaeana—Iberian pear
- Pyrus × bretschneideri—Chinese white pear; also classified as a subspecies of Pyrus pyrifolia
- Pyrus calleryana—Callery pear
- Pyrus communis – European pear
- Pyrus communis subsp. communis—European pear (cultivars include Beurre d'Anjou, Bartlett and Beurre Bosc)
- Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica (syn. P. caucasica)
- Pyrus cordata—Plymouth pear
- Pyrus cossonii—Algerian pear
- Pyrus dimorphophylla
- Pyrus elaeagrifolia—Oleaster-leaved pear
- Pyrus fauriei
- Pyrus gharbiana
- Pyrus glabra
- Pyrus hakkiarica
- Pyrus hondoensis
- Pyrus kawakamii
- Pyrus koehnei—Evergreen pear of southern China and Taiwan
- Pyrus korshinskyi
- Pyrus mamorensis
- Pyrus nivalis—Snow pear
- Pyrus oxyprion
- Pyrus pashia—Afghan pear
- Pyrus × phaeocarpa
- Pyrus pseudopashia
- Pyrus pyraster — Wild European pear (syn. (Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster)
- Pyrus pyrifolia—Nashi pear, Sha Li; tree species native to China, Japan, and Korea, also known as the Asian pear
- Pyrus regelii
- Pyrus salicifolia—Willow-leaved pear
- Pyrus serikensis
- Pyrus × serrulata
- Pyrus × sinkiangensis—thought to be an interspecific hybrid between P. ×bretschneideri and Pyrus communis
- Pyrus syriaca—Syrian pear
- Pyrus ussuriensis—Siberian pear (also known as the Ussurian pear, Harbin pear, and Manchurian pear)
- Pyrus xerophila
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Thanks to all for your suggestions. As I get further along on my project I will be putting photos of my progress on my website www.larenommeeship.com Please check it out and drop me a line if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it!
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I dug through my archives to find examples of pearwood.
like I said it is personal taste as to what anyone likes when you put a finish on this steamed pearwood it will glow pink and not my cup of tea. Keep in mind there is a wide range of color with steamed pearwood this is just one example.
this is a carving done in natural pearwood and in time takes on almost a bronze color. Natural pearwood can be polished because it has a translucent quality. Excuse the blur tripods were not allowed in the museum. I think of wood like cars there are 1,000s of different makes and models, when you say pearwood I say what type? you may see this carving and think WOW! that is nice then go on line and order commercial pearwood and you will get what is used in the above model which is nothing like what you saw.
like I said it is personal taste as to what anyone likes when you put a finish on this steamed pearwood it will glow pink and not my cup of tea. Keep in mind there is a wide range of color with steamed pearwood this is just one example.
this is a carving done in natural pearwood and in time takes on almost a bronze color. Natural pearwood can be polished because it has a translucent quality. Excuse the blur tripods were not allowed in the museum. I think of wood like cars there are 1,000s of different makes and models, when you say pearwood I say what type? you may see this carving and think WOW! that is nice then go on line and order commercial pearwood and you will get what is used in the above model which is nothing like what you saw.
WOW!! I've NEVER seen swiss pear look that pink All I've seen is pinkish brown or almost copper colored. Could it be the lighting in the photo? On my colonial schooner the rudder, stem, keel sternpost, upper bulwark and transom planking and masts and sprit are all swiss pear, but nowhere near the pink in the photo. I purchased two slabs of swiss pear, each about 3-1/2" thick, 20" wide and 4 feet long. They're in the second photo, without any finish on them. Both picture were taken outdoors in natural light. Is the model "Halifax?.
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I will look through my wood piles and collect different colors of steamed pearwood and take a few pictures Like I said the color varies from almost a day glo pink to a dusty rose color to purple to a pinkish tan
in the photo where I am holding up that plank of pear and look at the brick house behind it. I remember that load and the color was brick red when a clear finish was applied.
in the past I had steamed pear that was a cream light tan with just a slight hint of pink, now that stuff was really nice.
in the photo where I am holding up that plank of pear and look at the brick house behind it. I remember that load and the color was brick red when a clear finish was applied.
in the past I had steamed pear that was a cream light tan with just a slight hint of pink, now that stuff was really nice.
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Certainly not as pink as the other photo. Perhaps your pear wood wasn't steamed? Nice ship model, too! Thanks for the reply
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Apparently it comes down to exactly what kind of pear wood is used and whether it has been steamed, turning it pink. I'll have to buy it in person rather than off the web to be sure. Thanks for your reply...and be sure to check out the website I have on la Renommée when you get time. Feedback welcome!
Purser Dave