One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘what does spalting look like on XX wood?’ Below I’m compiling a photographic list of different wood species and what each type of spalting looks like per wood species. If there is a wood species you would like to see here that is not listed, please e-mail me and I’ll see if I have an archival photo somewhere. If you have an identified … [Read more...] about Spalted Wood Species Examples
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Edge of Spalting
Below are examples of extreme spalting by species. These examples aren’t typical spalting, but show what can be accomplished with either a lot of luck or a little science. Most of these are user submitted. If you have a piece of wood where you definitely know the species, and it has some crazy spalting, you can e-mail it to me and I’ll put it up on this page. Please … [Read more...] about Edge of Spalting
How to use the fungal pigments
When people first open their packages and look at their new fungal pigments, they are often surprised. Many times I get e-mails asking where the liquid is, assuming that the vials got cracked or the liquid evaporated during transit. First, it is important to remember that these are biological pigments from wood-staining fungi. Their pigments are meant to stick and stay. Therefore they do not … [Read more...] about How to use the fungal pigments
Documentary on Spalted Wood
In June of 2017 I spent a few days at ‘art camp’ with Mark Lindquist. He had enough foresight to video the experience, and we turned it into a full documentary on spalted wood. It’s broken into eight parts, all of which are available on YouTube. … [Read more...] about Documentary on Spalted Wood
