Forestry, Logging and Building > Plant Physiology-Pathology
Spalting....
SDB777:
As a person that really loves to find spalted wood, I know very little about what actually causes it.
So....
What 'exactly' is spalting? What causes it?
And most importantly, how can I make it happen in a controlled way?
Scott (making it would be easier then finding it) B
Kirk Allen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalting
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techline/producing-spalted-wood.pdf
SDB777:
Fair enough...was hoping someone would post something original...but that'll work.
Scott (hope the links always work) B
Kirk Allen:
I as going to but those two links sum it up better than I could ever hope to.
Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner":
Ok! I have found that placing some 3' Maple logs under a pile of sawdust for about two years, really did the trick. Every board had some color. I have a standing order for as much of the spalted Maple as I can get. I have as number of logs in the process of spalting, at this time. The heat and moisture in the sawdust seems to be doing the trick.
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