Spalted Beech vessels

[TWiG]

Along the same theme as my last 2 posts  ( spalted wood ) I include some pics of some spalted beech vessels to show the extent and variety of the effect of spalting  . As you have probably guessed I like spalted wood and enjoy turning it as it is neither soaking wet or dusty dry and therefore nice to work  ( cuts fine with blunt tools lol ) also it is quite readily available and cheap .  The second piece with the flat top shows a strong deliniation between rotting and sound wood and was made to capture / show that to good effect .. ( not very easy to hollow though !!)[/img]

[Bryan Milham]

Nature at it's finest, the colours and convoluted designs hidden inside that bit of timber wore well worth the effort of releasing, which you'v e done spectacularly well.