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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Fungus of the Month - Violet Toothed Polypore on Birch
2 commentsSome fungi work best on a very specific host. Check out the incredible zone lines created by the Violet Toothed Polypore on birch!
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Fungus of the Month - Arthrographis cuboidea
5 commentsArthrographis cuboidea is the best pink stain to use when spalting. Learn how to find it, culture it, and get it growing in your spalting tubs at home.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Its not all about the fungus!
Wood species plays a big role in the amount and type of spalting you get on a piece. Learn how to hedge your spalting bets with the right wood.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Dissecting the Colored Molds
12 commentsMolds are responsible for many of the bright colors seen on spalted wood. Learn to tell the difference between the useful, the irritating, and the potentially hazardous.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Is it spalting? The case of the mysterious host-response color.
2 commentsSpalting is often confused with a host response color produced by the tree itself. Learn to tell the difference.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Introduction
22 commentsAn introduction to spalting... plus see some pink and yellow spalting on hemlock that Robinson cooked up in one of her home spalting tubs.
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