Fagus sylvatica. Air dried/part seasoned.

All dimensions in inches.

The one timber we could make a living from alone if we could perfect the spalting process.

Spalting is a term we use in the timber industry to describe timber showing bacterial lines or zones but it is yet to make the dictionaries with this definition.

We buy in prime logs and leave them in the weeds for a couple of years and hope to arrest the decaying process at the point where the lines are strong and the timber is still sound enough to turn.

Wastage is always high but worth the work.

We always sell these blanks as ‘part-seasoned’ but tested this batch at 14% to 18% mc.

Be aware that due to the decaying process any of the blanks may contain soft spots endemic to spalted timbers and will required extra care when working. Maybe not the most ideal timber if you have just started turning.

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