Finished Sweet Gum Bowl

[Thomas Canfield]

Here is the finished Sweet Gum Bowl that was posted earlier in the dried rough turn state. The final dimension is 15 3/8" D x 5 3/4" H x 1/4" WT with 3/4" rim and final weight of 2.95#, a long ways from the 100# original blank a couple of years ago. The finish is BLO/MS/PUV and Tripoli buffing with final Renaissance Wax. It is going to a charity auction and hopefully someone will have an interest.

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Original posting:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?158381-10-Wall-on-Rough-Turn-Sweet-Gum&highlight=

[charlie knighton]

very nice, how do you like turning sweet gum?, did you drill a pilot hole for depth, if yes did the wood seem to grab the drill bit?

[Steve Vaughan]

That's really nice looking! I've got a couple sweet gum smaller bowls, it turns really nice. You've done a great job there! Hope it brings big bucks!

[Richard Madden]

Beautiful bowl, and good luck with the auction.

[Michael James]

That's some very beautiful wood there. Well done too! Best of luck for a worthy cause at the auction!
mj

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl and some beautiful wood. Best of luck at the auction.

[Kelvin Burton]

Great bowl Tom! It looked even better close up last Saturday! It's time I took my chainsaw to the Sweet Gum I got last April and see what I can do with it!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice bowl Thomas! Love the grain and color! Best of luck with the auction!

[Ron Stadler]

What a beautiful piece of wood, I'll be lookin for some sweet gum now. Well it's sure to do good in the auction, nice turning.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Love the look of that bowl Thomas, beautiful wood also :D

[Dan Forman]

Sweet looking bowl and gorgeous wood. Wish we had some of that around my corner of the world.

[Mark Hubl]

That is a good looking bowl, the sweet gum is sweet. It should do well at auction.

[bob svoboda]

Beautiful bowl. Hope it garners a good price at the auction.

[John Keeton]

Thomas, that really came out nice!! Beautiful color.

[Dennis Ford]

It looks good in the picture but looks better in person. Good work!

[Donny Lawson]

I've never turned any sweetgum but I have throwed alot away. Looks like you done it well. Great form.

[Johnny Taylor]

Being from the UK I have no idea what sweetgum is like, but looking at this it has some beautiful grain. A really nice bowl and I hope it does really well in your charity auction :)

[Thomas Canfield]

Thanks for the comments and compliments. The Sweet Gum turned OK but is not a really hard wood and is subject to some tearout. Sharp tools, sanding to 400, and then Tripoli buff did get a nice surface for finish, and the oil really made the wood come to life. The wood came from a tree just across the property line that dumped the majority of leaves and gumballs on my yard, and I am glad it is now being turned into hopefully something that can be enjoyed.

[Baxter Smith]

Nice bowl with a pretty color!