Red stain on Ash

[Paul Gilbert]

I got a pickup load of 24 -30" dial Ash logs sawed to 26-30" length. I sawed them all down the pith and have them stacked under a tarp and soaker hose. Today I roughed out two bowl blanks, one 16" and the other 18":. They were from a crouch section that had some brown rot present. I managed to cut all of the punky wood out. During the turning, a red color developed on many parts of the clear white wood. It is beautiful and I would like to preserve it.

Does anyone know it this is typical of a fungal spalting, or some chemical reaction of something reacting with the atmosphere. Will it stay when I finish turn the bows? I have the bowls plastic bagged and will post photos after boiling tomorrow.

[Shawn Pachlhofer]

I've seen it before in ash and IIRC - it has more to do with the sap than with spalting.

If my remembery wasn't broken - I could figure out who told me that and ask again.