Spalted wood

While I was researching the term "spalting" in wood, I found that there is a very big interest in spalted wood. When is it good for the wood and when isn't it good? I'm referring to another post ...

Spalted wood rounds

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What is Spalted Maple Wood? Introduction to Spalted Maple Wood Spalted Maple Wood is a type of wood that has undergone a natural decay process that results in a unique and beautiful appearance. The name "spalted" refers to the dark lines or streaks that are formed as the wood decays. These lines create a distinctive and eye-catching pattern that makes spalted maple wood a popular choice among woodworkers, wood artists, and woodcraft enthusiasts.

Many woodworkers want to invest some time into understanding wood, which is understandable since we spend a lot of time with it and wood selection is an important aspect to any woodworking project. There are many types of “specialty woods” to learn about, from quilted and curly patterns, to the dramatic effects that can be created by quarter sawing lumber, and the incredible patterns that can appear in wood from spalting.

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While a wide range of wood species will spalt, sugar maple is most prized due to its often very pronounced designs and its lighter colored sapwood.

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The beauty of rotten wood! Often tossed aside as damaged wood, craftsmen are seeking out spalted wood more and more for exactly the reason it is often trashed. Spalted wood creates some very interesting and unique patterns that show up beautifully when used in turned bowls, pens or furniture. Darker strands travel haphazardly throughout a piece of spalted wood, creating contrasting waves and lines that enhance the grain as only nature can.

sawed this peice today,i am not sure what kind of wood it is ? possible sycamore,maple or maybe beech. neat looking though.