I've lived in Arizona since 1973, and noticed we don't get very much mold, unless we make conditions that would support it. Whenever I would go back east, I would immediately notice the smell of mold. So, I never thought I would ever see any native Arizona woods with spalting in it. I found a Palo Verde stump that someone removed from their yard, and dumped it in the desert.. I found it, and here is the results from one of the pieces I got from it. It's a Palo Verde lidded bowl/box 5 1/2" tall at the finial, 6" od at the lid, 5 11/16" od at the top of the bowl with 1/4" walls and bottom. The bowl is 2 9/16" tall with a small foot. The finial is Ironwood..... To stabilized the bowl and lid they were vacuumed in laquer sanding sealer for about 10 minutes and left in the liquid overnight. There were no tearouts at all, which surprised me because my knickname should be "Tearout". C&C welcomed..... Jerry (in Tucson) PS, this is the last one for awhile....






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