Spalted Curly Blood Red Box Elder

The red in that bowl is awesome! Do you happen to know what causes this?

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Fungus. The fungus on the tree is also red.

-- Kyle Edwards, http://www.sawmillnc.com, Iron Station , NC (near Charlotte)

It looks like you just had a nice fat, bloody steak in it. lol. awesome

-- “Don’t tell me what can’t be done, tell me what you want done then shut up and get out of my way and let me do it!”

Wow, that is great looking wood.
You have any boxelder forsale?
I would love to build a box out of it.

That is pretty. Nice fired up Box Elder.

-- http://caledoniachurchofchrist.yolasite.com/

Gorgeous!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Never seen a red like that, very nice.

-- Tom D

A one of a kind, beautiful!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Nice job.

I have some box elder that looks like this.

Box Elder is a very under appreciated wood. Many people don’t know how beautiful it can be.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Thanks all..It is in the Acer family (Acer negundo) and turns like any other maple except it has more going on in terms of spalt and figure, curly and quilt and worm track.

Love this wood.

-- Kyle Edwards, http://www.sawmillnc.com, Iron Station , NC (near Charlotte)