Item # 37 A Lidded Bowl
Item 37 is a bowl with a lid made from spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. I really love this bowl! the spalting pattern kind of looks like a drawing of a person’s torso. There is a defect in the middle of the spalting that has been treated with superglue to stabilize it.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
The lid is very tight and only fits on one way, so be careful! This item measures 6 in tall and 5in at the widest point. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 37 is a bowl with a lid made from spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. I really love this bowl! the spalting pattern kind of looks like a drawing of a person’s torso. There is a defect in the middle of the spalting that has been treated with superglue to stabilize it.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
The lid is very tight and only fits on one way, so be careful! This item measures 6 in tall and 5in at the widest point. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 37 is a bowl with a lid made from spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. I really love this bowl! the spalting pattern kind of looks like a drawing of a person’s torso. There is a defect in the middle of the spalting that has been treated with superglue to stabilize it.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
The lid is very tight and only fits on one way, so be careful! This item measures 6 in tall and 5in at the widest point. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.