Spalted Box/Biscuit Barrel

[selectortone]

At our last club meeting we were set the task of "anything spalted" for our monthly competition.

I have been working on a couple of pieces, one of which is the ash vase I posted here.

The other piece is a 4" diameter box I attempted to turn out of a really punky piece of spalted ash. Unfortunately the lid was just too badly gone and virtually disintegrated on the lathe. I turned another lid out of another piece of ash and the two pieces don't match, which I know will be a big fail as far as the judges are concerned, so it won't be going into the competition. My daughter, though, thinks it's one of the nicest things I've done recently, so - it's hers. Here it is:

 

[Woodster]

Shame about the lid but it’s not surprising with spalted wood. Nice job on the box though.

 

[Malc2098]

Oh, yes!

 

[Dalboy]

Certainly is a shame about the lid but then these things are sent to try us you may have been better off using a contrasting piece for the lid. You would have still turned some spalted wood unless they stated it must all be spalted.

 

[AndyP]

It is nice and I have to agree with Derek. A plain unspalted lid may look better.

 

[9fingers]

Wondering if on these spalted wood projects, it would be beneficial to steep the wood in dilute PVA under a vacuum for as long as practical followed by drying to reduce the chances of failure.
Just a thought?

Bob

 

[Rod]

Or Use Cactus Juice Resin.

Rod