Spaulted Jacaranda

[Little Festo]

A form turned from some spaulted jacaranda. Finished in lacquer approx 300mm in diameter.

Peter

[TTIT]

Absolutely beautiful piece Peter. :2tsup: So much spalted timber !!!!!! Do you go looking for it or 'encourage' it in your drying process?

[Rookie]

That's a fanstastic piece of timber Peter. Nice shape and finish too.

Wish I could get at least one evening in the shed these days. I haven't touched a piece of wood fopr way too long now.

[WillyInBris]

I will second what TTIT said, another beautiful piece on the forum.

Willy

[Speanwoody]

lovelly lovely work

[Little Festo]

Absolutely beautiful piece Peter. :2tsup: So much spalted timber !!!!!! Do you go looking for it or 'encourage' it in your drying process?

Hello Vern,

My parents cut down, and saved, a big jacaranda a year or two ago, They painted the ends but left the tree exposed so the spaulting started. I've encouraged it a bit too, roughed it out then stored the roughs in plastic bags. Really you should use a respirator to turn spaulted timber safely as there is quite a bit of mould on the outside (inside too I imagine), also gets a bit "punky", suppose, "almost", rotten really so it can be a bit crumbly. I often soak some varnish into the wood to harden it but even so really sharp gouges are the order.


Peter

[hughie]

Peter,

Excellent form and shape,edge treatment is spot on as well.Jacaranda with the spalting is a great piece of timber to boot.

[Wayne Blanch]

Most impressive. My first thought when I saw it was WOW:2tsup:

[rsser]

You're lifting the bar Peter.

[joe greiner]

Excellent proportions and surface, Peter. The rim treatment is a nice extra.

Joe

[Gil Jones]

What they all said, plus, Sweeeeeeeet!!!!:2tsup: