Spalted Maple Wood
Once maple is in this stage it is quickly dried.
Spalted maple wood. Spalted maple can be found in either hard maple or soft maple the spalt will occur in either species. - Custom Orders Welcome. Our Spalted Maple lumber is processed in-house and is available in large or small quantities.
Its unique appearance is due to fungus that invades the wood and creates distinct black striping called zone lines. Spalted maple is similar to ambrosia maple in the sense that it is not a kind of maple tree itself. Spalting occurs when white-rot decay fungi takes up residence in a tree.
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While spalted maple occurs naturally in the woods from airborne fungus it can also be created by additionally introducing the fungus into the wood. Favorite Add to 10 Pieces Curly Maple Thin Lumber Wood 12 X 3 X 12 GVWP. Spalted Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple but rather a type of Maple that has been allowed to begin initial stages of decay.
If the wood has been rescued from the spalting at the right time the. They are actually a chemical reaction between 2 separate mushrooms literally walling off their territory. They dont follow any regular pattern such as the trees growth rings.
Maple Spalted Figured Lumber Hardwood Northwest Timber 15 Off Quantity Discount 3 items excludes musical grade limit 15 items. The prominent black lines and sublime color changes in our spalted wood are natural. Spalted Maple is expensive and is dependant on the amount of spalt present and how sound the wood is.