What is Spalted?

Spalted Wood is colored by a sponge living in the structure. The color gives the wood a unique appearance and increases its value. While the sponge also damages wood, the wood can be taken by measures to minimize its impact on the structure. Spalted Wood is commonly used for artistic wooden pieces such as decorative bowls or sculptures. Although most varieties of molten wood are safe for human interaction, their weakened condition and potential health risk are usually unsuitable for some purposes. Softwoods, such as pine, have an ordinary sponge called brown rot. This sponge quickly destroys wood, so it is unusable for wood processing.

Spalting is generally divided into three areas: pigmentation, white rot and zone line. Any spying wood can only have one or all three. The variety of fungus, which grew in a tree combined with conditions that caused the fungus for growth affect the final appearance. Sapwood is a more porous outer area of ​​the tree between bark and core. Mushrooms that fromThey operate this change, they are generally very dark colors, often deep blue. While pigmentation changes in the tree does not accelerate wood decay, wood is more porous, which is more susceptible to damage.

white rot is a form of hard wood brown rot. This creates areas inside wood that look bleached; Long, thin, ovate areas that have no small or no color of wood. This effect is caused by the sponge in the wood it is a part of the wooden cell containing a distinctive brown color. The mushrooms that make up white rot will eventually destroy the wood, so you need to take steps to kill mushrooms and closure of the area. Soft wood rot acts as white rot, only faster and without a unique pattern.

The zone lines are dark lines that pass through wood. These lines often form an ovate shape because they indicate the edge of the impact of a particular fungus on the wood. As the fungus expands if it recognizes the presence of other HUB in wood, builds a barrier to protect the area. This creates a dark line of impermeable material inside the wood. While the zone line itself is harmless to wood, the mushrooms that do not have to be.