Spalted Wood Trade

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John K Jordan

It's a shame we have to live with wood like that.

JKJ

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ken ward

I would love to get some large bowl blanks of that wood if possible

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Karl_TN

Most of the spalting has been mostly occurring toward the outside of the log so a large bowl blank may not have black lines all the way through if it's very deep. The spalting on the size blanks that Darrin wanted (pen and pendant) worked out good. I might cut into some more maple logs in May if I think the spalting has gone deep enough. What size did you have in mine, and what are you willing to trade for it?

-Karl in TN

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ken Ward

I'm looking for some big blanks at least 18" x 8" I have some African Mah.boards and some wormy chestnut boards,where abouts in Tn are you located,we're always up to take a trip,(retired) I hope to take a walnut tree down in a week or two as soon as I get my ATV back from the shop its about 12 to 12" dia.

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ken Ward

10 to 12"

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Karl_TN

Ken, I'd probably need to let my logs sit a while longer before I could get an 18" by 8" bowl blank that's spalted all the way through. This is assuming my logs don't rot or crack too much while spalting. Although, your second reply mentioned a smaller size.

Do you have a way to core and/or stabilize large spalted bowl blanks by chance?

My house is in Rosemark, TN which is about 15 minutes north of Memphis, TN. Sorry, I think that's on the opposite side of TN from you.

-Karl

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ken Ward

Yup that would be a tad bit of a drive, I do have a one way coring tool and as for spalting,I have spalted some myself by just wrapping it in plastic,actually I had it stored in Tampa and it spalted on its sometimes we just get lucky.Oh well it was a thought

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Brad Vietje

I wonder how you'd make out rough turning a bowl maybe 19" diam., and leaving it ~2" thick, and spalting that rough-out. That seems a better bet than getting the fungus to fully invade a large blank without leaving 2" of punky compost around the edges(?)

I've been lucky enough to play with some Am. Elm and some Grey Birch that was spalted right to the core (~15" diameter), but not soft and punky -- pretty fine line between really pretty, and pretty rotten for both species. Maybe my luck was the high humidity tempered with our colder climate?

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Newbury, VT

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Karl_TN

If more of my large maple logs spalt decently then it might be worth me getting a coring tool. Still it's hard for me to sell my wife on the idea because of they're very expensive. Too bad we don't live closer so I could trade some spalted wood for some coring time.

By the way, how do you like the Oneway coring tool so far? Did you compare it with the McNaughton coring set before buying it?

-Karl

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ken Ward

I was in Fl and it was pecan that I put in plastic bags while we were in NC and when we went back to FL I had me some beautiful wood,like said I would rather be lucky than good sometimes

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ken Ward

I love it,I had,(still do) have the McNaughton and it does have a learning curve that a lot of folks pick up easily but I never did,so I tried the woodcut and loved it,but had a huge burl I needed to core and got the one way and love it.My only complaint is sharpening those tiny cutters,but after ruining a 32.00 bit I got the sharpening jig,much easier now.

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Karl_TN

I've heard some people say the Oneway coring system is easier to use, but I might consider a McNaughton Center Saver at a decent price. Would you care to sell and/or trade wood for your McNaughton system?

By the way, does your McNaughton Center Saver have the knives with a flat face on the cutting tip or the newer knives with spear point tips?

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ken Ward

Hey Karl I had those suckers put away and forgot where I put em,but finally found em this morn,this is the older system that has the flat tips,but a friend of mine over here has the same set and ground the tips to the pointed type and it's amazing what he can do with it BTW this system has for blades with it,not sure what I am going to do with it,I would trade if we lived a bit closer,but I would have to get about $200.00 for it if I sell it,I know its kinda hard to buy something like that with out seeing it in person,nothing wrong with it except the operator