After a long while of hunting down spalted wood, we came in contact with a fellow who had some fresh cut spalted maple. Wood that is spalted has blackish, irregular lines running through it that is produced from rotting. It adds amazing character to pieces when carved! I need to let my new boards dry for a year or so but couldn't help carving out a scoop to see how it turned out.
This maple is still wet but unbelievably hard! I can't imagine how I'll get the knife through it in a year when it is dry...it might be turned into boards instead of spoons. :) I'll hang onto this scoop to see how it dries and make sure no cracks develop. A handy kitchen scoop to add to my collection!
The butter like curls of this wood are deceiving. Very strong!
