Spalted Gum

[Mark Cothren]

Spalted using the Travis Stinson method...

I sure like the way Gum turns and finishes... only thing I don't like about it is that it warps easier than the USS Enterprise...:eek: :D

8-3/8" wide, 3" tall, 1/4" thick

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/SweetGum2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/SweetGum1.jpg

[Travis Stinson]

Looks great Mark!
My method???:confused: :eek:

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job Mark!
Lets hear about this method?

[Dick Parr]

Love it Mark, really looks nice.

Great job.

[Michael Stafford]

Really nice form and finish on that bowl, Mark. Beautiful! Love the turned bottom. Great looking bowl!!!:D

[Robert Watsek]

A really great looking bowl Mark! The form and finshing are excellent.
Lots of grain to look at........... very nice!!! :)

Thanks for sharing the pics with us.:cool:

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Bob

[Ernie Nyvall]

A really nice one Mark. Beautiful finish.

Ernie

[John Hart]

Another beautiful Bowl Mark!!! Great colors too! I'd like to hear about the Stinson method m'self (or did I miss that thread?:o )

[John Miliunas]

Wow, Mark! You've done that piece 'o wood justice! :D The form and finish on the bowl are just beautiful. Man, I've still got a LOT to learn from you guys!:) :cool:

[Mark Cothren]

Okay, that was kinda a poke at Travis... but he really did tell me how to do this. He has a spalted Gum bowl that he did a while back - a WILD looking spalted Sweet Gum! Anyway, I asked him how the heck he did it...

Just capped one end of a log with Anchorseal and then stood it up on the ground on the unsealed end for about 3-4 months. It looked NASTY on the bottom when I finally got to it, but it had spalted nicely.

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Looks great Mark! The figure and form have really come together.

[Mark Hulette]

Okay, that was kinda a poke at Travis... but he really did tell me how to do this. Just capped one end of a log with Anchorseal and then stood it up on the ground on the unsealed end for about 3-4 months. It looked NASTY on the bottom when I finally got to it, but it had spalted nicely.

I can vouch for this method but you do need to check periodically on the progress as once past a certain point, the stock will get punky fast!! (damhikt):rolleyes:

[Keith Burns]

There you go again Mark ! Another winner:) :)

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Very Pretty, Mark.

Bruce