Has any one turned bracket mushrooms? The big hard ones that look like a shelf on a tree.
I’am guessing they must be stabilized. How do you do it? The inside colours are fantastic and I think they could make some interesting pens.
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Bruce S.
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bruce,
although i've not turned them on a lathe, i have collected them. out here in california we have many exotic trees that, at certain times of the year, produce (sprout, develop, grow...) some interesting variations on the theme. i love their shapes and colors as well as the different textures. the chinese apothocary shops sell many different types as medecine. some of these are quite dense. i have one on a shelf in my house that i found growing out of a stump, in the woods. past experience had shown me that the "brackets" must be a rich source of protein, as everyone that i've picked up is full, and i mean full, of insect larva. left untreated, they soon are consumed and one is left with a pile of dust. the one in my house survived this natural onslaught because i soaked it in linseed oil.
hope this helps.
eef
"...as everyone that i've picked up is full, and i mean full, of insect larva."
Fungus gnats: http://culturesheet.org/pests:fungus_gnats
-Steve
I've seen carved ones, but not turned. They vary a lot from species to species--some are rather soft and spongy, others are very hard.
-Steve
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