sweetgum end table

[wfontjr]

milled some sweetgum last summer, finished a endtable this weekend.

[clww]

That looks great with all the different colors. ;)

[Sonofman]

That looks really great. One question though, is it already got a finish on it or not. If it does not, are you going to darken it some or leave it like it is. The different colors look nice, but personally I would like it a little darker.

[wfontjr]

so far two coats of waterbased polyurethane

[WDH]

Way to go!  That looks very nice. 

[Magicman]

One thing that is so unique about Sweetgum is that the white is so very white, and that makes such a contrast with the darker streaks and heartwood.  That table is beautiful.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

One thing that is so unique about Sweetgum is that the white is so very white, and that makes such a contrast with the darker streaks and heartwood.  That table is beautiful.

Wow Magic.....are you changing you're attitude toward SWEET GUM?  ;D

[Magicman]

Oh no.  I never said that it was not a pretty wood, and makes beautiful furniture.  I just said that I hates it as a tree.

[wfontjr]

im not crazy about it as a tree either, I have a few acres I may retire on some day, have spent the last 8 years clearing, burned a lot of it as firewood, I bought a mill 2 years ago to mill some of the pine I am clearing out for future homesite, deerstands, etc., thought I might experiment with some of the sweetgum, most of it had a lot of twist after drying

[Lud]

Good contrast in the wood.   What finish?

[wfontjr]

satin water based polyurethane

[mesquite buckeye]

They are pretty trees with great fall color. I paid money for seedlings when I reforested. Don't think I'll be around when it is time to cut them, but based upon your super cool table, I'm glad I planted them for one more reason. ;D 8) 8)

[hackberry jake]

Oh no.  I never said that it was not a pretty wood, and makes beautiful furniture.  I just said that I hates it as a tree.

Magic don't you mean weed? My land is ate up with sweetgum. With I had a dollar for every sweet gum sapling my brush hog has mowed over.

[downsouth]

I agree with jake, they are everywhere here. Almost as bad as a talo (tallo?) tree. Cut one down and next year five more grow out the roots. But that Is a fine looking table. Great job