Spalting Question

[TonyL]

Is spalting something that can be "cultured" (artificially introduced to wood, then allowed to proliferate) or is it just one of nature's beautiful "accidents"?

Please forgive the ignorance of this question.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Yup.

Check out northernspalting.com

 

[Jim Burr]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f14/spalting-wood-122320/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f14/spalting-chamber-122881/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f18/spalting-science-122421/

You're forgiven this time...but it was right here

 

[Brian G]

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[edstreet]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f14/spalting-wood-122320/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f14/spalting-chamber-122881/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f18/spalting-science-122421/

You're forgiven this time...but it was right here

I see you beat me to it, Dr spalting is *THE* authority on the subject. All else pales to her knowledge. If you look on her site you can see some of my bowls I made

Edge of Spalting | Northern Spalting

 

[TonyL]

Thank you. Great links! You can really have a blast wIth this hobby.