I have a piece of spalted walnut on my lathe right now. In this case, it is pretty soft so I hardened with some wood hardener. It does not require high pressure or vacuums or anything to use it.

I would avoid spalting in the stock's head or wrist but in the butt or forearm, it might be a very nice feature.


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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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