Been messing around with making fly rod grips using birch bark instead of cork. The ones I'v done so far have included both birch bark and wood. I decided to try this chunk of wood I had lying around for the ends of the grip. Thought it would be a nice contrast to the birch bark and ebony accents.
Any guesses as to what type of wood this is? Is it just some sort of spalted maple? Very light weight so it would be a soft maple. The "spalting" doesn't look quite like most spalting I've seen. Turned easily but was a bit "splintery". Thanks.
Royce