Spalted Ash salad bowl

[woodyturner]

I have been ask to make some salad/ fruit bowls to go in a furniture shop this one is spalted Ash from Ian at Turners Cabin for spalted wood it was quite solid and gave a good finish straight or the chisel with no soft wood tear out it is 10" x 3" finished with 2 coats sanding sealer and Chestnut acrylic gloss spray all comments welcome

 

[Grahamshed]

Beautiful.
I am not really sure what spalted wood is. As I understand it it is caused by a fungus ? If so could it still be active ? Is there any concern there for food vessels ?

 

[woodyturner]

Beautiful.
I am not really sure what spalted wood is. As I understand it it is caused by a fungus ? If so could it still be active ? Is there any concern there for food vessels ?

Yes you are right about the fungus or rotten wood LOL and I understand your concern but once it is dried out the fungus is non active dead and sealed into the wood when the bowl is finished making it safe for food

 

[henton49er]

I like the shape and the grain pattern that you have - good work.

However, I would concur with Graham's comment that spalted wood should not really be used for a vessel to contain food, and I would have used a food safe oil finish rather than acrylic spray.

 

[gregmcateer]

Very nice, wt - looks great.
Greg

 

[Grahamshed]

However, I would concur with Graham's comment that spalted wood should not really be used for a vessel to contain food, and I would have used a food safe oil finish rather than acrylic spray.

I wasn't actually implying that, just trying to educate myself.

 

[woodyturner]

I like the shape and the grain pattern that you have - good work.

However, I would concur with Graham's comment that spalted wood should not really be used for a vessel to contain food, and I would have used a food safe oil finish rather than acrylic spray.

This is an age old debate with spalted wood I have been making fruit / salad and pasta bowls with spalted wood for 20 odd year granted with an oil finish and have never had any complaints as I said before all the wood is sealed in but we all have our own opinion and I respect yours I just don't agree I guess we will never know the real answer and i wouldn't do for us all to be the same would it

 

[henton49er]

Woody,

If you have been making food receptacles out of spalted wood for 20 years plus, then I would bow to your much greater knowledge and experience than mine. I am going on what I have been told and read about (mainly on the internet) - I would still use a food safe finish even if the spalting was not a problem.

As you quite rightly say - vive la difference!!

 

[boysie39]

Lovely wood and great shape to the bowl ,finishing as usual to your excellent standards . Well done