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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Nice stuff. 
What always surprised me is that stuff isn't that hard to get. I mean Home Depot won't have it, and it's a little spendy but it's available. When I first got into woodworking I thought those patterns came from diseased, or traumatized trees. Took awhile to grasp there are trees that will do that pretty reliably, especially if it's quarter-sawn. |
There is a demand for
'spalted' wood. If you recall, the blue one I bought has a spalted Maple top. The spalting is a result of bacteria corroding the wood. Some guys go as far as submerging logs or burying them to
create it. It's those black jagged lines. You have to kill the bacteria before you work with it. It's Ok but I like quilting and flame better.
Spalting looks like a map to me.