Originally Posted by
Matt Hutchinson
I have not tried this method out yet, but I was told I should try horse manure to cause extremely intense spalting. He admitted that it could get rather stinky, plus you have to handle wood that has horse junk on it, but he said it should be worth it.
He came up with this idea because he had a friend who was cleaning out a barn. There was wood that was either on the ground or buried. He said it stank to high heaven, but that it was gorgeous.
I actually would like to attempt this some time. I think if the manure was used just on the endgrain, rather than burying it, than most, or all, of the smell would be lost after rough turning.
It's an interesting idea. Now to just call a stable.....
Hutch