spalted beech form

[cornucopia]

hello folks

here is the first piece from a batch of beech i've been spalting for a few months
its 6" wide by 4" tall with a 11/16" hollowing hole

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv262/a-cornucopia/P1090860-1.jpg
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv262/a-cornucopia/P1090864.jpg

[yarrabilly]

Beautiful. I love these sort of forms. Question: is there a tiny foot or does it rest on a curved surface?

john

[Scott]

Beautiful forms and timber there. One question from me. I thought spalting naturally occurs. From this comment of yours:


here is the first piece from a batch of beech i've been spalting for a few months

Can you actually spalt timber using some sort of fungal process?

Thanks,
Scott.

[artme]

Another beautiful piece from those skilled hands of yours Cornucopia!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[Robomanic]

Nicely done :) I'd also like to know how you can manipulate the process.

[bench1holio]

great looking peice george, nicely proportioned

[CharlieC]

Beautiful piece, I love it.
I would be interested in hearing about your spalting process. I currently have a couple of tea tree logs sitting in the compost heap as an experiment. Getting some fungus and mold growing, it would interest me in how long your process took.

[brendan stemp]

I'd be happy to have it on my display shelves. Beautiful stuff. Well done.

You can spalt timber simply by putting it on the ground in a damp place. Nature will take over and the moulds/ fungi will take over. Some timbers wont spalt. Some will. I know that balckwood (acacia melanoxolyn) spalts. Redgum wont.

[cornucopia]

thank you

the piece does sit on a little flat spot about 1 1/4" wide

my technique is simple (like me) I buy the fresh beech, stack it on pallets, throw on a few spalted shavings or leaves whichever I happen to have, cover it with old blankets, then leave it for at least 18 months- the area its stored is also covered over by a large shade net like the ones used in green house's.

keep it out of the sun-reduce airflow-keep it moist and warm and you should have spalting

please note- spalted wood can be very dangerous, always use lots of dust protection when working with this type of wood.

[smiife]

HI CORNUCOPIA,
very nice ,i like the spalted timber, you have done a great job :2tsup:

[Sawdust Maker]

Very nice shape, that :2tsup:

like the wood too :2tsup:

[Robomanic]

Thanks for the tips guys. Looking forward to giving it a try.

[joevan]

Hello Cornucopia,
This is a stunning hollow form. You have done very and you should be pleased with the result.
BR, Joe v K.

[cornucopia]

thank you for all of your kind comments