Got the kid a playset for the back yard which I didn't really plan well. So had to break out the axe and some rope to take down a couple of medium sized sweet gum trees. I saved about 12, 14 z"portions on the trunk for drying before I got rid of the rest of the tree.
Obvious question on the table: is the wood amy good for smoking? I'm thinking it would be close top a maple wood, but that is purely a guess.
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A big NO! They take forever to dry, and trying to burn in a wood stove sucks, providing little heat.
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A NO from me also - - - - only tried it in a Fireplace type stove for heating the house and ended up throwing it away. 
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Thanks for the info boys. I guess I'll just toss it and find an excuse to take an oak tree down.:)
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Don't know about you but those %#$%# 
sweet gum balls that fall every year are reason enuff for me to try and make them an endangered species. 
sweet gum balls that fall every year are reason enuff for me to try and make them an endangered species. I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country—Victory or Death. William Barret Travis - Lt. Col. comdt "The Alamo"
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