coasters from spalted poplar

Look like slices of fruit…pity it checked…

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you can boil or microwave to prevent the checking, but it usually reduce the contrast of the spalting so i didn’t.

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Very cool, and nice find! He should love it.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Organic coasters, very cool find Moshel….BC

from a distance, they kind of reminded me of oysters in the shells – very cool..

Looks very cool. I don’t mind the look of the checking—I think it adds character, but I hope the checking doesn’t compromise the structural integrity

-- Dan, Rochester, NY

Great pieces and I do appreciate your knowledge on spalted wood. Any larger pieces in that woodpile? Maybe a blog on spalted wood? Thanks!

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Very nice B-day present : )
You made good use of your lucky find !
Thanks for the health warnings related to Spalted wood .

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To me they look like giant Sushi. Attractive coaster, Moshel.

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I think the checking is more of a natural feature than a defect.

-- Dave, Christchurch NZ

Are these consecutive slices? If so, you not only have a stack of coasters, you have a puzzle.

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Dave, basically you are right. HOWEVER…. when its not checked it acts better as coaster, as things tend not to spill on the table through the gap. I also like to hope that they will cause people (we,, maybe not people but fellow woodworkers) to wonder why they didn’t check.

JJohnston, true – I didn’t think of it – pretty hard one.

Martyn – you have a point there!

Thank you all for the comments!

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

these are cool moshel

and as long
as the check

is in the mail

everything is fine

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Stunning!

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I second the sushi thing! I actually thought the project was the board they were on – I was thinking ‘geez! Those are tiny pieces of sushi or gigantic coasters!’

I bet your friend really liked these!

-- - Steve Campbell