Bmth Builder Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hey I was wondering if spalt can be stored? Say if you found a killer peice but were not able to start the project right away? If you didnt seal it or something doesnt the rotting get worse? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcc001 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 The fungi responsible for the spalting will continue to work until the wood moisture content drops below 20%. If you store the wood in a dry place allowing air to circulate around it, the fungi will eventually stop working. If the wood is very wet, you may consider sealing the endgrain with melted candle wax to help prevent a rapid loss of water which may cause checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hey I was wondering if spalt can be stored? Say if you found a killer peice but were not able to start the project right away? If you didnt seal it or something doesnt the rotting get worse? Cheers Yes, I sure hope it can be stored, else I would have a large pile of dust by now . You stop the rotting process at a point or the wood just decays to a soft pile of mush. After the process is stopped it can be stored. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Sweet cheers also any one used it as a fret board? Might be kinda cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 its usually far to soft for fretboards but have a look at some of Skelf's recent basses to see some acrylised spalted maple boards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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