Pyrus communis
European Pear
Master-grade carving and cabinet wood with a fine even texture. Slab-size pieces are rare and prized when they appear.
- Geteeld en geoogst in Europa.
- Botanische groep. Naaldhout komt van coniferen en loofhout van loofbomen.
- De botanische familie waartoe de houtsoort behoort.
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Is dit geschikt voor uw project?
Zeer geschikt voor
- Heirloom carving and sculpture
- Fine cabinetry and case pieces
- Marquetry and inlay
- Jewellery boxes and instrument cases
- Small statement tables and side tables
- Turned bowls and treen
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Vergelijkbare houtsoorten op voorraad
Momenteel is er geen European Pear. Deze houtsoorten zijn geschikt voor dezelfde projecten en zijn wel beschikbaar.
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Uiterlijk van het hout
Hoe het eruitziet
Pale pinkish-tan to warm salmon, deepening to a soft russet with age and light. Texture is dense, even, and almost poreless under the hand. Figure is quiet, gentle ribbon and the occasional fine fleck, which is exactly why carvers and marquetry workers prize it. The grain doesn't fight you, and detail holds crisply.
- Pale pinkish-tan when fresh off the saw
- Warm salmon to soft russet with age
- Steamed pear takes a uniform pinkish hue
- Stains evenly to deep black for ebonised work
- Subtle ribbon figure; rarely dramatic
- Mild UV warming, no harsh colour shift
- Very fine even texture; subtle figure.
Bewerking
Bewerking
Carves, turns, and planes superbly, this is a benchmark wood for fine work. Cuts cleanly across the grain without tearing, holds knife-edge detail, and turns to crisp profiles. Sands to a near-polished surface straight off the tool. Glues and screws well. Steam bending is moderate. The low stiffness helps it bend, but it can compress unevenly, so test on offcuts.
Afwerking
Sands to a glass-smooth surface, one of the cleanest finishes you can pull off any European hardwood. Takes oil, wax, and shellac evenly with no blotching. Steaming produces the uniform pinkish tone historically used to imitate ebony when stained black (the piano-key trick). For natural finishes, hard-wax oil holds the warm tone; lacquer can flatten it. Expect mild warming in UV.
Drogen
Honest tradeoff: tangential shrinkage is high (10.5–12%) against modest radial movement, so drying rate matters. Pear that's rushed will check, cup, and case-harden. Air-dry slowly under weight, then finish in a kiln on a gentle schedule. Once stable, it sits well indoors. Quartersawn or rift-sawn stock is the safer cut for wide panels.
Hoeveel zal het werken?
Hout zwelt en krimpt over de breedte wanneer de lucht vochtiger en droger wordt. Schat de seizoenswerking van een blad van European Pear voordat u de bevestigingen ontwerpt.
Verwachte seizoenswerking
ongeveer 12,9 mm
Groot. Gebruik bladwervels of sleufbeugels, laat ruimte aan de uiteinden van eventuele kopregels en laat het boomstamblad vóór de montage acclimatiseren.
Lineair krimpmodel: breedte × (krimp ÷ 28 % vezelverzadiging) × seizoensverschil in vochtgehalte. Gebruikt 11,25 % tangentiële krimp voor European Pear. Dit is een planningsschatting, geen garantie.
Wat het kost
Veiligheid en herkomst
- Geteeld en geoogst in Europa.
- Status op de Rode Lijst van IUCN: de wereldwijde beoordeling van de beschermingsstatus van deze houtsoort.
Food-contact safe, pear has a long tradition as kitchen utensil and treen wood. Not a commonly reported dust sensitiser. Standard shop dust extraction is enough.
Lees de volledige gidsUitgebreide informatie over tekening, kleurverandering, bewerking en stabiliteit.
What European Pear actually is#
Pyrus communis is the fine detail wood of Europe. Its texture is exceptionally close, even and dense, with essentially no visible grain direction, and at 7,420 N Janka it is one of the hardest species in this catalogue.
That pairing is unusual. Most woods that hold fine detail are soft, like lime. Most woods that are hard have pronounced grain that fights the tool, like oak. Pear is both hard and directionless, so carved detail is crisp and then survives being handled.
It is the traditional wood for woodcut printing blocks, recorders and wind instrument parts, drawing instruments, rulers, set squares and fine inlay, and all of those uses depend on the same property.
The orchard problem#
Pear is a fruit tree. It is grown for pears, and it reaches the timber market when an orchard tree comes to the end of its productive life.
The consequences are structural. Trunks are short and often irregular. Diameters are modest. Clean wide boards are genuinely scarce, and slab sized material is uncommon enough that finding it is the main constraint rather than affording it.
Expect narrow widths, short lengths, and a good deal of character.
Steamed and unsteamed
Vragen van kopers
Vragen van kopers
Why is pear so highly regarded for carving and instruments?
Its texture is exceptionally fine, even and dense, with essentially no visible grain direction, so it cuts equally well in any direction and holds very crisp detail. At 7,420 N Janka it is also hard, which means carved detail survives handling. That combination of fine texture and hardness is rare and is why pear has been the traditional wood for woodcuts, recorders, rulers and instrument parts.
What is steamed pear?
Pear that has been steamed during drying, which turns the pale pinkish wood a warm rose brown and evens the colour. It is the standard European commercial treatment and the colour most people associate with the species. Unsteamed pear is paler and more variable. The change is permanent.
Why are pear boards so small?
It is an orchard tree, grown for fruit and felled at the end of its productive life rather than for timber. Trunks are short, often irregular, and rarely large. Wide clean pear is genuinely scarce and priced accordingly, and slab sized material is uncommon.
How much does it move?
Mechanische eigenschappen
Technische gegevens
Gepubliceerde referentiewaarden. Als bronnen uiteenlopen, wordt het bereik getoond en wordt de gebruikelijke waarde gebruikt voor de bovenstaande schalen.
| Dichtheid (kg/m³)Massa per kubieke meter bij ongeveer 12 % vochtgehalte. Zwaarder hout is meestal harder en sterker. | 650–740 kg/m³gebruikelijk 700 kg/m³ |
|---|---|
| Janka-hardheid (N)De kracht die nodig is om een stalen kogel tot de helft in het hout te drukken. Dit is de standaardmaat voor weerstand tegen deuken. | 6,800–7,800 Ngebruikelijk 7.420 N |
| MOR: breukmodulus (MPa)Buigsterkte: de belasting waarbij een balk breekt. | 75–90 MPa |
| MOE: elasticiteitsmodulus (GPa)Buigstijfheid: hoeveel een plank of blad onder belasting doorbuigt. | 7.0–8.5 GPa |
| Radiale krimpKrimp dwars op de groeiringen, van vers tot ovendroog. Kwartiers gezaagde planken werken volgens deze waarde. | 4.0–5.0 % |
| Tangentiële krimp |