The interlocked grain is difficult to work but has an incredible finish that is well worth the effort.
Is red gum a hardwood.
Sweetgum has irregular grain with a fine texture that is.
Trees are typically 2 5 ft.
The heartwood or redgum is much more colorful than the sapwood.
Sweetgum trees grow to heights of 100 feet with diameters of 3 feet.
Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust no further health reactions have been associated with river red gum.
Australian red river gum is a dense hardwood that typically show some bees wing figure on quarter sawn faces.
Heartwood ranges in colour from light to dark red.
Sweetgum occurs naturally in the southeastern united states.
In diameter but can be much larger.
Delta redgum figured gum hazel sapgum whitegum.
Red gum commonly known as sap gum or sweet gum red gum grows in southeast united states.
Red gum is a timber that reliably displays interlocked grain.
It ranges in color from pinkish brown to a deep full bodied red.
Reddish pink colors with a cream colored sa.
The sapwood is a creamy white with dull pinkish brown heartwood with dark streaks.
Red gum red gum is predominantly red.
The heartwood is sold as red gum while the sapwood is sold as sap gum.
See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information.
A moderately coarse grain that is uniform in texture complements these rich colours.
The gums are an important part of the eastern hardwood forests and are found throughout the southeastern u s.