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Dakota Kid:
I have some spalted english walnut. It is stabilized (dried), but untreated(no hardener). It still has it's hardness, but is as light as a feather. I came from my walnut tree in the yard and has been air dried for 2 years. I made a few keep sake boxes with it, but don't see myself using the rest.

I have planks about 1/4"- 3/8" thick.


I also have blocks, some as large as 2.5" x 2" and down to 2" x 1"(or less)




I'm open to offers. I guess I'm low on feathers for fletchings. I am in need of leather for handle wraps. I'll always take a stave or billets preferably osage which is sparse in my area. I have some more interesting wood I'll be posting as soon as I chop it up into pieces.

Blaflair2:
I don't think that is spalted. Dead standing? I have some English walnut looks exactly like that

Dakota Kid:
The dark streaks are caused by exposure to fungus so I assume it's spalting. It's not like the jet black lines found in maple because it's a different wood and isn't as susceptible to the fungus. It was cut green. Then I stuck one end in the dirt and leaned them against my shed and left them there all summer & fall. Then they came into the basement and dried for 18 months or so. If the stuff you have looks like this and it was standing dead when you found it, I'm guessing it was exposed to the fungus and darkened as a result.

Take a look at the close up. I guess you could call it partially spalted, but that looks like spalting to me. I have other wood from the same tree air dried indoor right after cutting and it looks white compared to this stuff.

Dakota Kid:
Here's a piece of ash or maple not really sure. I'm leaning toward maple. In either case, I assume this is considered more of a classic spalting.

Blaflair2:
English walnut has dark streaks in the grain

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