Can't get enough Spalted

[Laurenr]

A euro spalted I turned yesterday.

 

[nava1uni]

Beautiful pen. What is the wood? I also love spalted wood. Make sure that you wear a good respirator so you don't inhale any of the spores when turning.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Pretty neat. The top almost looks like you segmented it.

 

[Rick_G]

Good looking pen. I'm with you spalted is one of my favourites. I don't worry to much about spores anything spalted or wet gets time in the microwave. If there was anything alive it's dead by the time I turn it.

 

[PaulDoug]

I hear ya, spalted wood is always good. Beautiful pen.

 

[hilltopper46]

A beautiful pen - nicely done.

 

[johnnycnc]

Very nice coloring, fine work!
is the wood Beech, by chance?

 

[jfoh]

Nice spalted maple pen.

 

[Stevej72]

Great looking pen! Nice spalting.

 

[bitshird]

Nice pen, I like just about any kind of spalted wood that isn't too punky to turn.

 

[DFerguson777]

Looks like signature wood from Hawaii??? maybe.
-Denny- NC

 

[wood128]

Spalted Wood

BEAUTIFUL SPALTED EURO PEN.....LOOKS LIKE MAPLE WOOD ...CROSS GRAIN CUT. I WAS CUTTING MORE OF MY BIG LEAF MAPLE THE OTHER DAY AND FOUND THIS :

THE WOOD HAS BURLS, CURLY FIGURE , QUILTED FIGURE AND SPALTED

 

[edstreet]

Is it stabilized? Non-stabilized spalted wood like that can be nasty sometimes.

 

[wood128]

Pen Blanks

NO, THE BIG LEAF MAPLE SPALTED BLANKS ARE NOT STABILIZED. THIS WOOD IS KILN DRY ..........NO SOFT SPOTS OR CRACKS ......I HAVE TURNED SOME OF IT ...NO PROBLEMS. I AGREE THE WET SPALTED AND SOMEWHAT SPONGY SPALTED WOOD CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM !!!
Joe

 

[edstreet]

k cool, long as you are aware of it. Nice results btw. I love the wispy spalted stuff.

 

[louisbry]

Very nicely done Euro. The spalting is spectacular and it looks like maple to me also.