Spalted wood

[ateallthepies]

Today I chopped down a dead tree with the intention of giving the rounds to my sister for her log burner. It was only after I had chopped it all up that I realized that the wood had a rather nice figuring and I think the term is spalted?

Before I burn these rounds are they worth anything to the wood workers here?





Steve

 

[mountainm]

If its not gone punky yet thered be some nice knife handles in there. I'd trade you something for a small block?

 

[Mesquite]

There's some nice bits there.

What is the actual wood?

 

[ateallthepies]

No it has not gone punky, seems pretty solid.

I have no clue as to the wood but think It may have been a fruit tree of some sort as it was in the middle of the garden of the house I was working in today? It was pretty much a standing dead tree.

Steve

 

[Platypus]

Looks like a nice bit of timber, with lovely figuring.
If I was over your way I'd take a couple of pieces, but I doubt if it's worth posting lol.

 

[ateallthepies]

I will tidy up some pieces and put them in the sales or swap section? Seems a shame to burn them!

Postage up to 2 kg is £4.20.

Steve

 

[bushwacker bob]

The piece I recovered for this was punky so I had it stabilised. Spalted wood is dead and biodegrading. This is crosscut beech

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[ateallthepies]

Cor, that's a nice handle!!

Steve

 

[ammo]

That's some nice wood. You might have to get your axe out again. I wouldn't burn that, nice find.

 

[HillBill]

Good for knife handles once stabilised. The spalting is a weak area, so it breaks/cracks easily if not stabilised.

 

[British Red]

Problem is always the postage costs

I burn lovely spalted wood all the time - and regularly burn huge burls too - no-one wants them round here

 

[mountainm]

I'd gladly take both off you if you could roughly process into stick tang thick slabs...?

 

[British Red]

Don't really know what that is...dimensions?

 

[mountainm]

About 4cm thick. Blocks if easy to do, slabs if not. I dont have a bandsaw so limited to dremel and hand tools. Would pay you for time and postage.

 

[HillBill]

What burls are they Hugh?

 

[British Red]

Don't have a bandsaw but have a big old sliding chop saw 4cm by 4cm by how long?

 

[British Red]

What burls are they Hugh?

Got a load of horse chestnut for sure Mark

 

[mountainm]

Don't have a bandsaw but have a big old sliding chop saw 4cm by 4cm by how long?

About 15cm

 

[British Red]

I'll try and chop some up and take a picture Its been sat on the floor in the wet where I chucked it so might need drying

 

[mountainm]

I'll try and chop some up and take a picture Its been sat on the floor in the wet where I chucked it so might need drying

Fantastic. Thanks red.