Doug W Swanson
05-12-2014, 4:22 PM
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Here's a Boxelder bowl I finished last week for a show. It's about 13" across by 5" tall. Finish is a combo of beeswax and mineral oil. Had lots of people oohing and aahing over it but no takers. Then yesterday my wife was talking to a friend who was looking for a present for her parents. It's now going to it's new home!
Which brings me to this: many of the people looking at this bowl asked where the red/pink color comes from in Boxelder. Since I didn't know I looked it up on Google and found it's caused by a fungus. When I told the people it was caused by a fungus they looked at me funny. I assume the fungus in Boxelder is really no different than what causes wood to spalt. Since almost all of my items are meant to be used, do I have anything to worry about by using spalted wood?
Here's a Boxelder bowl I finished last week for a show. It's about 13" across by 5" tall. Finish is a combo of beeswax and mineral oil. Had lots of people oohing and aahing over it but no takers. Then yesterday my wife was talking to a friend who was looking for a present for her parents. It's now going to it's new home!
Which brings me to this: many of the people looking at this bowl asked where the red/pink color comes from in Boxelder. Since I didn't know I looked it up on Google and found it's caused by a fungus. When I told the people it was caused by a fungus they looked at me funny. I assume the fungus in Boxelder is really no different than what causes wood to spalt. Since almost all of my items are meant to be used, do I have anything to worry about by using spalted wood?