Who sez Sweetgum is useless!

[Howie]

Not me.

 

[creasman]

Nice job! I like sweetgum. It can have beautiful colors, as you show. The heartwood can range from almost pink to the color of walnut.

 

[JRedding]

I enjoy turning it as well - you really never know what you’re going to get from a color perspective.

 

[kelLOGg]

Not me.

 

[drw]

I have never used sweetgum on a furniture project, but based on your work it certainly has beautiful colors and grain! In my youth, I split (axe, wedges, and sledge hammer) a lot of gum for firewood and it was a beast to split.

 

[AdamO]

Nice - I do like the color. From my experience, I was wondering if the pipes were there to control the warping

 

[Howie]

Nice - I do like the color. From my experience, I was wondering if the pipes were there to control the warping

Nope pipes just industrial handles. This table 1 yr and counting under metal roofed open sided deck, no issues.

 

[Chris C]

If it's quartersawn it's very stable. This stack has been in my shop for the better part of 3 years.... It varies from roughly 1/8 to 1/4 thick. Dead nuts flat after all this time.

 

[jlwest]

I like gum. Made several tables out of it. Just have to be careful with the drying process as it tends to warp.

 

[bobby g]

Beautiful Howie!

 

[golfdad]

I have a good supply of sweetgum logs for turning if anyone is interested

 

[wndopdlr]

Dirk- Wish you were closer, I would be all over that offer.

 

[Howie]

We had 4 trees cut form our driveway area 14-20 inch logs. Tool them to a bandsaw mill guy and had them slabbed. Air dried for about 18 mos.. Blessed to have a big have a big ol Moak joiner.