You might get some spalt on a finished piece if you mean by finish that you have just finished turning the piece. Once you put a finish on it like a oil or varnish or even wax it would not spalt. That effect only comes from the process of rotting basically. Not sure I would want to take a turned piece and bury it and hope for some spalt. Spalting is not a exact science.

Quote Originally Posted by Bill Jobe View Post
Are the fungi able to create spalting on a finished piece?
She may have addressed that, but I had dificulty understanding her speech.