On Saturday 24 November 2012 10:58:47 Steve Blackmore did opine: > On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:04:48 -0500, you wrote: > >That should have made an interesting piece. How does the spalting > >appear to have effected its strength and sound? The white oak I have > >that has spalted is generally surface only, disappearing with only a > >pass or two across the jointer. But the one small maple log I cut up > >a year ago was spalted 3" into it full length of the log, and quite > >pithy in the darker streaks so I've not tried to use it for anything > >structural at all. > > Here you go - front is Maple, back the spalted Sycamore > > http://imagebin.org/237002 > http://imagebin.org/237003 > > On the back you can see a hole - that appeared during sanding, I just > filled it with super glue and carried on. It had about 3 more coats of > clear Nitro after these pictures were taken. > > It was only soft where that small hole was, the rest seems fine. Doesn't > affect the sound. The main body is 1 1/2 inch thick Mahogany with 1/4 > maple front and 1/4 sycamore back. > > Main mahogany body being routed > http://imagebin.org/237004 > > Inside pockets finished > http://imagebin.org/237006 > (bit out of focus - but you get the idea) > > > Steve Blackmore
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