Spalted Maple

Great bowl. I especially think it’s awesome you did it on your grandfather’s restored lathe. That must give both you and your dad a lot of satisfaction. Love the spalting. I have a lot of spalted oak that I rescued from the woodpile and am enjoying playing with that. You never know what you’re gonna find when you cut into it.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

looks really good! I like to work with Spalted wood, especially maple. I’m working on a hall table with a spalted top showing black, red, orange and brown.

How did you stabilize the wood for turning?

-- If she asks please tell my wife that I can sell my tools for what I paid, okay?

Bama, thank,s it does give me great satisfaciton that I use my grandpa’s lathe…me getting it up and running turned my dad onto turning as well. We have a blast turning together and just talking about spinning wood.

Madcow, thanks for the compliment…I didn’t stablize it….I just cut the blank and turned it. It’s light as a feather so I don’t think it will move much at all.

-- If it wasn't for misplacing things, my shop would never get cleaned up.

one of my first bowls was spalted maple. I just wish I could find more of it. It is probably my best bowl as I had to work really hard to get it stabilized and turned. I almost lost it twice. Great job on your piece here.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

I have a good supplier for spalted wood. He is a retired local logger and he tries very hard to meet one’s needs:

www.ucrwood.net

-- If she asks please tell my wife that I can sell my tools for what I paid, okay?

I really like the design. Spalted Maple always looks good.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.