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Prashun Patel
04-20-2015, 10:47 AM
Is sycamore a good or poor choice for an outdoor bench?
John Lanciani
04-20-2015, 11:09 AM
Extremely poor, not rot resistant at all.
Bradley Gray
04-20-2015, 11:14 AM
not only rots, it is prone to movement.
Jamie Buxton
04-20-2015, 11:16 AM
In your neck of the woods, I'd look for black locust for outdoor furniture. Failing that, white oak.
Wade Lippman
04-20-2015, 11:51 AM
I like:
http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/wdpick.htm

Shows sycamore at low decay resistance.
Jim Becker
04-20-2015, 11:59 AM
For domestics, White Oak (not red) is a good choice if you want a hardwood. Mahogany or Teak for an import. Sycamore will not hold up. At all.
Andrew Hughes
04-20-2015, 1:19 PM
I also agree European sycamore is from the Acer group and decays easy,the stuff we see is from Platanus group have you heard it called button wood, is also not rot proof.
We have lots of sycamore trees in my area,I have had the pleasure of turning some bowls from local trees.Its nice wood.Aj
Prashun Patel
04-20-2015, 1:43 PM
K, Guys. Thanks for the quick response. I'll consider sycamore no more.
Jim Becker
04-21-2015, 9:23 PM
...consider it not for this project, but you have got do do some QS Sycamore in a table project sometime, Prashun. I know you'll love it and it blends very well with cherry, too. Case in point (pardon the pun...) and I'm sorry I don't have a close-up that I can find right now of this QS (and spalted) sycamore that I book-matched for this cabinet top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/a-j-adopt/House/007.jpg
Kent A Bathurst
04-21-2015, 9:38 PM
...consider it not for this project, but you have got do do some QS Sycamore in a table project sometime, Prashun. I know you'll love it and it blends very well with cherry, too. Case in point (pardon the pun...) and I'm sorry I don't have a close-up that I can find right now of this QS (and spalted) sycamore that I book-matched for this cabinet top.



Another example of QS Sycamore......... from Talarico.

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Plus - Genuine Elm Creek, Kansas, Walnut and bits of ebony..........
Prashun Patel
04-22-2015, 6:58 AM
Thanks, jim. You have inspired me. I didnt know sycamore could finish so well. Can you share how you got that gloss white finish so perfect?

kent, that panel has been filed away for future ref. thanks.
Danny Hamsley
04-22-2015, 7:36 AM
I sell a lot of QS sycamore.
Jim Becker
04-25-2015, 10:56 AM
Can you share how you got that gloss white finish so perfect?

You'll have to ask Kohler... :D :D :D