Spalted wormy Sweetgum HF

[Travis Stinson]

I got tired of kicking this chunk around my bandsaw and decided it was time to see what was inside. Ended up at 13" diameter by 6 1/2" deep. Textured rim, buffed gel poly finish.

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[Kevin McPeek]

Stunning as usual!! Perfect form IMHO.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Love the form, color of wood and finish! Textured rim adds just a little to the overall HF without taking away from the spalted wood. Very nice work!

[Jeff Towle]

Man I hate them sweetgums growing in the yard but they sure look nice once you chop 'em down and chuck 'em on the lathe! Beautiful piece.

Jeff

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Holey cow I like that textured piece of spalted wood! Another Stinson! Beautifully done Travis!

[Brian McInturff]

Are these the same Gums that have that spiney ball that drops all over the yard? I think that's a gum anyway. Man if it is I've got a few at work to cut down that are in the way of a project.
Travis that's a great piece as I'm a big "spalt" fan. Love the texturing and the size of the opening. Wish I had made the opening bigger on my spalted HF now. 13", WOW! Excellent piece!!
Brian

[Bernie Weishapl]

Travis that is beautiful. I really like that one. Nice job Travis.

[Neal Addy]

First class turning! A lot of worms are homeless now.

[Travis Stinson]

That's the ones Brian.;) I had kept this blank inside the shop, but this one from last year http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=30359&highlight=Spalted+Sweetgum sat outside for a while and the spalting went wild. I've found that Sweetgum seems to spalt fairly easily.

[Brian McInturff]

Wow Travis. That one is awesome also. I'll have to go searching now as these trees are everywhere on the sites I'm working on. Most of which are being cleared for development now. I love the hue those have. Never would've though Gum of all woulds could be so beautiful. Brian

[Jonathon Spafford]

Gorgeous... another gorgeous Stinson hollow form!

[Chris Barton]

Another great piece Travis!

[Mark Cothren]

The spalting is awesome, the shape of the turning is excellent, the texturing looks great, and the finish is dandy... other than that its just pretty boring...:D

[Keith Burns]

What else can be said, perfect !!

[Curt Fuller]

There was a time when I thought this stood for "Superman". Just curious Travis, have your ever tried the new Kryptonite tools?


That's another in the ongoing stream of beautiful work.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Outstanding Travis, I love all the key areas and that is a beautiful hunk of wood!!:)

[Cody Colston]

Beautiful as usual, Travis. I come here for inspiration and your work never disappoints. Plus, viewing it keeps me humble. ;)

[Mark Pruitt]

Another excellent piece! That is some wild spalting indeed.

[Brian Myers]

Great peice Travis , I like the second view best.

[Dale Gregory]

Sweeeeeeeeeet! Love the texturing, form, spalting, bug holes,
SweeeeeeeeetGum! :D

[John Miliunas]

Beautiful wood and, as always, beautiful execution! Great piece, Travis! :) :cool:

[Jim Becker]

Another beauty. I also agree that the rim treatment was a perfect choice for this piece! Bravo!

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful piece Travis!
Love the rim treatment!
Curt! I think that S stands for STINSON

[Tom Sherman]

Very cool Travis