spalting pile

[John Daugherty]

I checked on my spalting pile today. I've had some sugar and red maple spalting for a little over a year. This is what I found when I cut the end off of one of the sugar maples. I think it's ready.

247444

247445

[david brum]

Wow. That's beautiful. Did you do anything special to get the spalting started?

[John Daugherty]

No, I just rolled them over in the woods where they are in the shade about 90% of the day.

[Brent VanFossen]

Beautiful. I will definitely have to check a few of the trees that fell on my property in the last year or so.

[Richard Jones]

John,

Pretty stuff, for sure.

Is the wood upright or flat? Elevated? Covered? Waxed?

Thanks!!!

[John Daugherty]

John,

Pretty stuff, for sure.

Is the wood upright or flat? Elevated? Covered? Waxed?

Thanks!!!

They are flat on the ground. I didn't do anything to the logs. I just let the good Lord work his magic.:) The log in this picture is about 28" diameter and 9 ft. long.

[Richard Jones]

And He does good work, for sure!!

Thanks, John.

[Al Weber]

It is ready. Time to mill.

[Stephen Cherry]

Looks pretty good, but you may need to cut around those fungused looking areas :p

[Fred Voorhees]

Beautiful! Enjoy working with that stuff. I have loved using spalted maple in the past. Have a stock of it in my shop right now.

[Jim Becker]

That's going to be really interesting to work with!

[Ronald Blue]

Looks great! More pictures after milling please. Look forward to what lies within.

[John Daugherty]

Will do. I'm planning on getting to it in the next couple of weeks.