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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on October 06, 2015, 10:44:19 am

Title: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 06, 2015, 10:44:19 am

I'm cutting down my sisters "standard" pear tree this weekend. I'm sure the bark is stuck by now. My question for you fruit tree pro's. Should I leave the bark on and fight it off later? Or, fight it off now? I plan on billets only. Not wanting to play with twisted up full staves in a year.

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: JoJoDapyro on October 06, 2015, 10:54:42 am

Pear bark really sticks. Just my 2 cents.

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: Pappy on October 06, 2015, 11:06:29 am

Never done pear but have apple ,I would take if off green and seal the crap out of it if it were me. ;)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: simson on October 06, 2015, 11:13:36 am

Chris, I assume it is green wood from a living tree.
Pear want to check easily. I leave the bark on, seal ends immidiately.
Let dry it slow, at least the first half year. When working on the bark can removed with a sharp drawknife til cambium. When cambium should be off, soak it with wet cloth and it can be scraped easily.
Pear is nice and good bow wood, hard to find non twisted staves.

Good luck

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 06, 2015, 11:31:52 am

It is a green, live tree. I have looked over the tree many times and cant find any full length stuff Id use. So I plan to cut 36" billets anywhere I can. Thanks for the advice guys.

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: DC on October 06, 2015, 12:47:33 pm

Something I discovered the other day may or may not help. I was steaming a green Doug Maple and after about 15 minutes the bark actually fell off. I tried the other half of the split and the bark was stuck fast. So I steamed that half and the bark came right off. Cleanest back I've ever seen. The steam may dry the pear too much but it may work.

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 06, 2015, 12:49:41 pm

I'll have enough to experiment. If I ruin 4 sets to get one bow, Ill be happy. Its nothing more than a quest or goal for me. Osage and yew are the best and always will be. I wouldn't take a pear bow into the mountains hunting with me, matter of fact I wouldn't take anything but osage with me. :)

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: huisme on October 06, 2015, 03:20:43 pm

I only put one layer of shellac on the ends and debarked back of the one plum stave I've had and regretted it the next day :o My problems were similar to the only piece of scotch broom I've harvested.

Title: Re: Getting some pear wood, q's
Post by: blackhawk on October 07, 2015, 07:37:09 am

save me a set so i can check pear off my list too pal ;)