pmpartain
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Sorry, I am at work and do not have pictures. I recently got a 33 inches section of a Bartlett Pear tree about 16 inches in diameter at the base. I got the piece from right at the ground up to 33 inches. I split the stump section through the pith and turned one half of the base of the tree and found that a lot of the heartwood is "punky" I don't know if that is the right term. There is spalting in the wood and a lot of the heartwood does not turn well. The wood is not rotten, but it might be on its way there. Mostly turns into gibbles when cutting. Is there a product to soak into that area so that it turns well? It is a fairly large area. I tried a sharp bowl gouge and even scrapers but was not very successful in avoiding massive tear out. Any advice is appreciated. Oh, the wood is wet, I treated the first one with end grain sealer and am waiting for it to dry. I have the other half, and another section for two bowls about 14 inches in diameter from the next section of the tree left.
Thanks very much.
Thanks very much.