Spalted wood is one of my main turning materials, when considering wood with some figure. I primarily turn sculptural vessels and cremation urns and proactively take steps to spalt a lot of the wood that I gather. In my area spalted maple is most common and the most diverse spalting species. That being said I spalt just about every species …
Ben Owen III – Collection of Spalted Pecan Hollow Forms
I was fortunate enough to run into Ben Owen III at the Winter Show (Greenhill, center for NC arts) this past December, both he and I were participating in that exhibit. Ben, very generously, offered me some of a pecan tree that he had on his property that was taken down some time ago. I believe that his grandfather was …