A piece of Spalted Sycamore....

I bought this piece of Spalted Sycamore sometime ago and I now have an idea for it and will be my next project. I will reveal what that will be shortly when I have cut the wood down to size.
I Hope you find this interesting as I have put the full meaning of spalted below for you.
The extra shows how big the piece is.
Hope you are all having a nice weekend.
Take care.


When wood is captured somewhere between the extremes of being completely sound and fully rotten, it can display magnificent beauty. The discoloration, prominent black lines and changes in texture that occur during the decaying process are known to woodworkers as spalting.

Spalting is a by product of the rotting process that is carried out by a vast army of stain, mold and decay fungi. They are abundantly present in the air and soil, waiting for favorable conditions and a suitable host. Generally, wood moisture content of at least 25 percent, temperatures from about 40to 90?degrees F, air and food (especially abundant in sap wood) are what the fungi need. A tree or branch freshly fallen onto a damp forest floor in warm weather is asking for it.
Lighter colored woods offer the best canvas for nature's graphic work. Hard maple is viewed as the king of spalted woods, although sycamore, persimmon, red and white oak, elm, pecan, birch, buckeye, apple, magnolia, beech, holly, hackberry, box elder and the sapwoods of walnut and Cocobolo are favored by woodworkers as well.