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General Category => General Discussion => Heads Up => Topic started by: Papaw on April 26, 2014, 09:22:44 PM

Title: Spalted Maple
Post by: Papaw on April 26, 2014, 09:22:44 PM

Is there any interest in some spalted maple? I may be able to swing a deal for a bunch of it. Might be cheap. I need to know if there are any takers here, and what dimensions you might want.

Title: Re: Spalted Maple
Post by: Chillylulu on April 26, 2014, 11:59:33 PM

I would. 

Size depends on figure.  I really like 5/4 for use in boxes.  Works well for carving out for glass vessel bases, too.  My son-in-law likes to make pens, too.

I could resaw some thicker or un-cut, also.

What would you use it for?

Chilly

Title: Re: Spalted Maple
Post by: Papaw on April 27, 2014, 10:34:22 PM

I would use some for knife scales and send some to 64longstep.
This is one of the slabs it will come from-
(https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10258607_251533448367342_7644623552120654697_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Spalted Maple
Post by: oldtools on April 28, 2014, 12:51:10 AM

WOW!! That's beautiful!!! 

Title: Re: Spalted Maple
Post by: Chillylulu on May 02, 2014, 09:10:13 AM

Those are some nice slabs. Did it grow in Texas?

Larry

Title: Re: Spalted Maple
Post by: Papaw on May 02, 2014, 09:35:21 AM

Not from Texas. It was offered by someone on  https://www.facebook.com/groups/350584978316356/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/350584978316356/)  . A Facebook group. I asked him for a price or some prices, but have had no response yet. I'll try to get together with him this evening.