tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post3754095162041890210..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: SweetgumTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44605472472853611842018-07-10T21:27:54.418-04:002018-07-10T21:27:54.418-04:00Mmmm...aromatics, one of the things that make life...Mmmm...aromatics, one of the things that make life worth living. It's funny how things that aren't good to inhale still smell good, like gasoline.deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-76969700520186255782018-07-10T19:41:47.748-04:002018-07-10T19:41:47.748-04:00@deborah: I can think of several simple organic co...@deborah: I can think of several simple organic compounds named after their tree origins: styrene, toluene, and xylene come to mind immediately. They are all classed as “aromatics” a term which does double duty in chemistry meaning both pleasant smelling and structurally related. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85362049014425428812018-07-10T18:51:16.737-04:002018-07-10T18:51:16.737-04:00Evi, went and looked at images, very pretty. Windb...Evi, went and looked at images, very pretty. Windbag, nice, thanks :)deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-54581381750615336082018-07-10T18:47:35.152-04:002018-07-10T18:47:35.152-04:00Makes sense, chick, I think, since it's a gum?...Makes sense, chick, I think, since it's a gum?<br /><br />deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83293585785695082422018-07-10T15:53:37.494-04:002018-07-10T15:53:37.494-04:00Did someone say sweetgum tree?
https://www.youtub...Did someone say sweetgum tree?<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSDfH289QP8windbaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849477338372901623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-4122343560878911972018-07-10T00:33:14.045-04:002018-07-10T00:33:14.045-04:00I prefer tupelo (black gum) for fall color, but sw...I prefer tupelo (black gum) for fall color, but sweetgum is a very attractive small tree. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-72337893919240723782018-07-09T23:41:02.610-04:002018-07-09T23:41:02.610-04:00(Liquidambar styraciflua)
I get a whiff of styren...<i> (Liquidambar styraciflua)</i><br /><br />I get a whiff of styrene from that name. The "ene" suffix means "daughter of."chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-62891144575891998162018-07-09T22:47:47.373-04:002018-07-09T22:47:47.373-04:00Yes, I remember it :) Yes, gumballs can be pretty ...Yes, I remember it :) Yes, gumballs can be pretty tiresome, but what a cool fruit! Keep a look out for more burls.deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83271102632031157762018-07-09T20:18:01.132-04:002018-07-09T20:18:01.132-04:00I like working with sweetgum. It is a great wood, ...I like working with sweetgum. It is a great wood, fine grained, works nicely and it frequently has nice figure. The burls I worked up also had the benefit of having a great fragrance - working them made it evident how the tree got its name. <br /><br />It is not a well liked tree - people complain about stepping on the seed pods - they call them gumballs around here, and I can see how that might be an issue if one was not wearing shoes. But not all stereotypes are true - I not only own shoes, I wear them, and have never stepped on a pointy gumball while barefooted.<br /><br />Remember that post I did a while back that had the bowl with the faces in it - Chip animated it - that was a bowl made from sweetgum. <br /><br />Great wood, unless you are trying to split it for firewood. Then you will learn some new words - it is a cross grained wood and splitting it is nigh on impossible.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.com