Spalted Sweet-gum

[Dick Parr]

Here is a piece of wood I got from Travis last month before I left his place. It is spalted sweet-gum and finished out at 12-1/2"x 5" and is finished with wipe on poly and then buffed.

It is a bit thicker then I intended for it to be but it was cracking in the top and that is why the hole is as big as it is. I finally stopped before I last it.

Travis did a better job on his half.;)

Thanks for looking.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/DickParr/SpaltedSweetgumHollowFormSmall.jpg

[Barry Stratton]

This is Barry.........in Alaska...staring at those pictures.......my jaw on my chest....speechless........ that's phenominal.....

[Travis Stinson]

Awesome Dick! Great job on that piece, I know what you had to go through with it.:eek: :D

[Michael Stafford]

This is Big Mike.....in North Carolina....staring at those pictures....with my chin on my chest....speechless....Dick, that is a beautiful piece of work. I would love to see that one in person.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Dick, of all the bowls I have seen anywhere this has to be my favorite. Great Job! Thanks for sharing.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Dick..........Utterly Beautiful.........Fascinating piece of wood! Fascinating!

[Chris Barton]

What a great job Dick! I take back all those nasty things I said about sweet gums back when I lived in Baton Rouge and had about a dozen in my yard. Had I know what their insides could look like I would have cut them down sooner!

[John Hart]

Magnificent piece of work...and a startlingly beautiful piece of wood. Wonderful!:)

[Jeff Horton]

Wow! Beautiful wood! Colors are amazing.

It's funny you posted that. Yesterday I (finally) went down and cut some sweet gum that was on the ground and found a similar spalted color and pattern in a limb. Not quite as prounounced as yours. I was totally amazed at the orange spalting and wondered if it was typical of if it was like the blood red dogwood spalting I found once. Just a one time thing.

It was really wet and I have it soaking in a DNA right now.

I think I will check with the owner and see about cutting some on the tree that fell. I may have a gold mine and not know it!

[Keith Burns]

What can I say Dick but STUNNING !:) :) Great job !

[Bernie Weishapl]

Dick all I can say is WOW! That is a beautiful piece. Nice work Dick.

[Dennis Peacock]

This is Dennis........In Conway........with my jaw on my chest........Absolutely BEAUTIMUS Dick!!!!!! Very, very nice.

now.....(tapping fingers on noodle).....how'd you paint all this little squiggly lines all over that form? :confused: :rolleyes: :p :D

[Ernie Nyvall]

Man-o-man Dick, that is a real beaut. That sweetgum really spalts up nice. Hmmm... I know where there are three trees about 4' in diameter. Wonder if my mother would miss one????

Ernie

[Corey Hallagan]

Wow, another beautiful piece. Nice work Dick!

Corey

[Terry Quiram]

Dick

Wonderful bowl. The spalting is amazing. Love everthing about it.

Terry

[Curt Fuller]

That's a real beauty!!! I like that shape a lot too.

[Jim Ketron]

Awesome Piece Dick!
Beautiful!

[Paul Douglass]

I think everyone else said it all!

[Pete Jordan]

Dick,

You are an inspiration to me!

Thanx