![]() ![]() Just leave the log in the shaded woods near the ground where it can stay semi-damp and it will happen on its own. It is my guess that any white rot will work okay. Thanks, Gene, I've got a bunch of shitake-inoculated logs, and they produce regular crops over the years, but I was wondering if anyone knew what fungus one desires for optimum spalting. If what one wants is not oyster mushrooms, where would you get it? I have an insufficiently spalted maple log lying in wettish woods, with the slabs in tree order. I have a few that were cut green and stored on the edge of the wood line for 1-1/2 years to keep damp that I've recently set on a wagon frame to dry and prepare to cut. I've got a few logs that were standing dead to start with and they may end up too soft for use. This type gives it the marbly look and as Gene mentioned, is a stage of rot. The fungi I've got happening in log form has a half umbrella type growth. I'm guessing this was a velvety type growth due to the dead/flat stacking and probably has a musty odor. This mold/fungi, in my opinion, could be more dangerous to the health due to the way it grew. Most spalting I've heard of and done is in log form, then sawn and stickered, not dead stacked after cutting. ![]() I am not aware of any problems when painting the wood. Did you keep the wood wet and only allow a very small amount of drying? Did you use any spawn to initiate the white rot fungi?Īll fungi in wood have a risk of creating an allergic reaction when someone sands the wood. It is the white rot fungus that creates the desired patterns of spalting. There are different types of decay or rot fungi that get into wood. Anyone know if it can be primed and painted fine?įrom Professor Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: I was thinking of selling cheap for paint grade stuff, but worried that the mold might cause a problem for a customer and will be worse than burning it. It was a decent amount of wood, 150 bd ft, and now it's taking up room in my shop. I tried to spalt some soft maple by dead stacking and waiting half a year. ![]()
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