spalting logs

[smiife]

hi guys ,
i didn't want hi jack cornucopia's thread ,but i just put a elm log on it's
end under the house in a damp and dark spot,left it for about 6 months
and hey presto

[artme]

I like!!!

[rsser]

Good result.

One recipe I tried with elm was to let a bottle of yogurt grow green mould in the fridge and then paste it over a blank, wrap in plakky bag and let sit.

Got a bit of spalting but nothing like yours.

It was in Melb. Prob not warm enough, or long enough.

[smiife]

i tried another method of wrapping the blank with cling wrap
made a hole in the corner and filled with water,sealed it up and
placed in several plastic bags for a few months now but no splating
yet

[CharlieC]

That is a lovely piece of timber.
Would like to know, was the log green when you stored it?
If it was green did you seal the endgrain at all?
Thanks
CC

[smiife]

hi charlie
yes the log was green,just placed on the soil/dirt under the house
on end ,no sealer used,it grew lots of mould and fungi came out of it
very soft on the bottom i almost threw it out,the base i had to leave
fairly chunky cos it was very punky
regards smiife

[bdar]

here are some recipes for spalting timber, hope they are of help

Russ's Corner: A WoodCentral Archive

Articles about Spalting Wood from Woodturning Online

Cheers
Darren

[Sawdust Maker]

can't see the piccies

can see it now (dunno what the difference is/was)

nice spalting, don't mind the shape either

[cookie48]

The first recipe should be taken of the net. How dare they say use good beer to make a piece of wood rot.

[robo hippy]

I saw a demo by a guy who likes Monkey Puzzle trees, and he would take the log pieces, put them out on his lawn, end grain down, cover it for about a week, and the spaulting was spectacular. Climate is damp/wet Pacific Northwest, almost in Canada.

robo hippy