Careful when you run spalted stuff through the planer…
found this today…
For those of us just starting in wood…what is “spalted”?
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Spalting is any form of wood coloration caused by fungi. Although primarily found in dead trees, spalting can also occur in living trees under stress. Although spalting can cause weight loss and strength loss in the wood, the unique coloration and patterns of spalted wood are sought by woodworkers.
lifted this from Wikipedia, im in no way this wordy.
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On Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 10:07 AM Rayna Fisher via MakeICT Forum <noreply@talk.makeict.org> wrote:
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