Editing Pear (section)

===Timber===
Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality [[woodwind]] instruments and [[furniture]], and was used for making the carved blocks for [[woodcut]]s. It is also used for wood carving, and as a [[firewood]] to produce aromatic smoke for smoking meat or [[tobacco]]. Pear wood is valued for kitchen spoons, scoops and stirrers, as it does not contaminate food with color, flavor or smell, and resists warping and splintering despite repeated soaking and drying cycles. Lincoln<ref name="Lincoln, William 1986 pp. 33, 207">Lincoln, William (1986). ''World Woods in Color''. Fresno, California, USA: Linden Publishing Co. Inc. pp. 33, 207. {{ISBN|0-941936-20-1}}.</ref> describes it as "a fairly tough, very stable wood... (used for) carving... brushbacks, umbrella handles, measuring instruments such as set squares and T-squares... recorders... violin and guitar fingerboards and piano keys... decorative veneering." Pearwood is the favored wood for architect's rulers because it does not warp.  It is similar to the wood of its relative, the apple tree (''[[Malus domestica]]'') and used for many of the same purposes.<ref name="Lincoln, William 1986 pp. 33, 207" />