Spalted wood as chopping boards/serving boards

[homeofwood]

Thanks every one... Seems lots of advise and information from you all.

I have more idea now what to tell customers .

I am finding that elm and apple are great species to make boards with and it they look great when finished.

Sycamore I'm not to keen on for these items

But these are only my opinion .

Many thanks for all you info really appreciate it.

Paul

[Paul Hannaby]

If you want the definitive answer from an expert, take a look at this website. http://www.northernspalting.com/

[Andy Coates]

thanks paul...especially as he supports what I'd stated

[homeofwood]

Great website thanks for sharing that with us...

[julcle]

Many thanks for that Paul, another one to add to my favourites list.   --  Julian

[TWiG]

I turn a lot of spalted wood ,especially beech ( which I sometimes spalt or increase the spalting myself )   I will rough out bowls from green ( damp rather than wet ) but mostly hollow vessels which I turn and finish in one go !!!  At the moment I have a load of Horse chestnut burr which I am spalting before I use it , I have also used Turkey oak which spalts quite attractively  , however I make almost exclusively decorative items , and would probably not use it for utility items  , as it is not as durable as sound wood  although this would depend on how advanced the spalting is !!     Terry ...