Spalted Maple slabs PICS included

[GAmillworker]

Thought I would share some pics.  More to come

 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You never know what it looks like until you saw it in two. This is what gets me up in the morning.  8)

[Full Circle]

That's some beautiful wood.  Thanks for posting.

[thecfarm]

What are you making?

[GAmillworker]

Letting others make the big money.  I'm just selling slabs.

[Lud]

Nice looking spalt.  Nothing like a bit of spalt on a bowl to bump up the value.  8)

[GAmillworker]

Here is another from the but cut.


 

[Riggs]

Wow, that's nice!!

[GAmillworker]

Larger photo of slab


 

[WDH]

It just does not get any better than that  8).

[LOGDOG]

Wow! What do you charge for slabs like that if I may ask?

[metalspinner]

Oooo, ahhhh....

8) 8)

[GAmillworker]

Wow! What do you charge for slabs like that if I may ask?

$75-$150

[Okrafarmer]

This may have been asked before, but is there a difference between ambrosia and spalting? Is ambrosia a type of spalting? I get a lot of ambrosia maple around here. I'm building up a batch of around 1,000 bf to mill and probably 2/3 of it so far is heavily ambrosia-brewed. Also-- question-- if the logs have spalting or ambrosia in them when the tree is still a live, does it continue to grow "better and better" in there if you leave the logs to sit around a while?

[LOGDOG]

Wow! What do you charge for slabs like that if I may ask?

$75-$150

Wish you were closer. I'd buy a pile of them off you.

[tyb525]

Ambrosia is a beetle, and yes it is different than spalt. If a tree has spalt while it is still standing, it is most likely not alive anymore. Logs will spalt on the ground, however it's kinda of a crap shoot as to whether it will be good spalting, or just rot.

[samandothers]

Well, now I know the price.  Since I don't know, I have to ask, how big is a slab? 

[GAmillworker]

Well, now I know the price.  Since I don't know, I have to ask, how big is a slab? 

the ones with crotch are 48" long  30" wide @ widest part & 24" at smallest part thickness very from 1-1/4" thick to 3-1/2".   The butt cuts are 48" long 24" wide.

[WDH]

The color associated with the hole in ambrosia maple is caused by a fungus that hitchhikes in on the body of the ambrosia beetle that bored the hole.  It is similar to blue stain fungus.

Spalt only occurs in trees that have died or have been cut, never in living trees.  Like Ty alludes, spalt is a stage of the decomposition process.  It is more dramatic in certain species, and not so much in others.  Sycamore and maple spalt very nicely. 

[okmulch]

I made a lamp out of some spalted maple.


 

[samandothers]

Thanks for the info.   Very nice slab.

[Okrafarmer]

I've heard of spalted beech. Does ash spalt? I think I may have seen some recently.

[eastberkshirecustoms]

I have no experience with spalted wood at all, which brings to mind a question. How solid is it? It does look nice, but it is essentially 'rotted', right? Is it softer or less durable than unspalted? Thanks in advance guys for the edgamacation.

[Okrafarmer]

And what is the etymology of the word "spalt"? Was it originally just the redneck version of the word "spoiled"?  ???

[GAmillworker]

I have no experience with spalted wood at all, which brings to mind a question. How solid is it? It does look nice, but it is essentially 'rotted', right? Is it softer or less durable than unspalted? Thanks in advance guys for the edgamacation.

Spalted maple is as solid as any other maple. It is not rotten and soft.  I'm sure someone else can tell us more.