Spalting dry wood

Spalt is just Rot

Jay Kilpatrick in TX

>Bob,

I'm no expert (boy I wonder how many times I've heard that on this board), but spalt is just a stones throw on the road to rot. So take a chunk and throw it in the pond (make sure you can get it back onto shore though). Take it out after a couple/three days and set it on an end on the ground (dirt/grass) in a cool damp place. Around here its warm enough that I'd check it in a couple months. Just give it a couple months after it warms up.

Another method:

Put wet chunk of wood in plastic bag. Seal tightly and leave in a cool (but not cold) place (closets work well if you don't forget about it...didn't I say "seal well!"). Check in a month or 2, or find it black and mushy when you decide to move to a bigger shop, I mean house.

~Jay

Re: Spalt is just Rot

JamieDonaldson

>Bob- get the wood as wet as possible(pond idea is a good way!), then coat the ends with a 50/50 mixture of Miracle-Grow and beer, then put in a plastic bag. Warm weather really helps things grow, so this time of year is not ideal unless you have a green house or very warm shop!

Re: Spalt is just Rot

Russ Fairfield

>Wrap the bag with the wood in an electric blanket.

Re: Spalting dry wood

Tug Fork Bob

>Thanks for all responses--Don't think I want to go to the trouble of the "pond" method though(too hard to get through the top of the pond with 6" of ice on it!) Think I'll soak in the heated horse tank for awhile, then beer & miracle gro then to the basement to see what happens.

Bob Achenbach