The wood is heavy and very strong and was used in the making of wagons and as mine props. Strong rope can be made from the fibrous inner bark. Pear wood, like most trees of the Rose family, is a great carving wood. The pinky-brown, finely-grained, tough wood of pear is suitable for a whole slew of bushcraft and camping carving projects especially where toughness and durability is required such as axe & knife handles, mallets & batons. An added advantage of carving with a dense, tough wood is that the wood can, due to a lack of brittleness, hold very fine details.
