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  1. 12-08-2012, 10:50 PM #1
    John Daugherty
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    spalting pile

    I checked on my spalting pile today. I've had some sugar and red maple spalting for a little over a year. This is what I found when I cut the end off of one of the sugar maples. I think it's ready.

    sugar maple (2) (Medium).jpg

    sugar maple (1) (Medium).jpg
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  3. 12-09-2012, 12:43 AM #2
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    Wow. That's beautiful. Did you do anything special to get the spalting started?
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  4. 12-09-2012, 1:53 AM #3
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    No, I just rolled them over in the woods where they are in the shade about 90% of the day.
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  5. 12-09-2012, 3:50 AM #4
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    Beautiful. I will definitely have to check a few of the trees that fell on my property in the last year or so.
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    John,

    Pretty stuff, for sure.

    Is the wood upright or flat? Elevated? Covered? Waxed?

    Thanks!!!
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  7. 12-09-2012, 8:17 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Jones View Post
    John,

    Pretty stuff, for sure.

    Is the wood upright or flat? Elevated? Covered? Waxed?

    Thanks!!!
    They are flat on the ground. I didn't do anything to the logs. I just let the good Lord work his magic. The log in this picture is about 28" diameter and 9 ft. long.
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  8. 12-09-2012, 10:23 AM #7
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    And He does good work, for sure!!

    Thanks, John.
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  9. 12-09-2012, 11:08 AM #8
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    It is ready. Time to mill.
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  10. 12-09-2012, 11:43 AM #9
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    Looks pretty good, but you may need to cut around those fungused looking areas
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  11. 12-09-2012, 3:13 PM #10
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    Beautiful! Enjoy working with that stuff. I have loved using spalted maple in the past. Have a stock of it in my shop right now.
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  12. 12-09-2012, 9:52 PM #11
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    That's going to be really interesting to work with!
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  13. 12-09-2012, 11:38 PM #12
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    Looks great! More pictures after milling please. Look forward to what lies within.
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  14. 12-10-2012, 6:36 PM #13
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    Will do. I'm planning on getting to it in the next couple of weeks.
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