Finding Spalted Wood for Woodworking / Free Lumber
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2020
- The beauty of woodworking projects is often enhanced by using wood that has visual appeal and one of those appeals is something called "spalting" which often appears as mottling or lines in boards and logs and is caused by a fungus which is part of decay process of wood. Wood spalting like spalted maple is highly sought after by woodworkers for their furniture enhancement, wooden box making, picture frames, jewelry boxes, and other higher-value wood objects to give a uniqueness to their objects. Today I am searching the forest for naturally occurring spalting free lumber for later milling into usable woodworking boards.
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Reminds me of my high school shop teacher. I was lucky to have Mr A. And now we all have Mr C. Love this channel
I love watching Colin Cnecht. I may be only mildly interested in the specific wood working topic, but he’s such a delight to just spend time with. I like his kind demeanor. 💛😎
How interesting to see a woodworking master out in the forest on his bike. That is a good source of wood, even spalted varieties. This CZcams video is a treat.
Love that 2 wheel skidder!!
Thanks for the video. You have no shortage of great ideas! Will start foraging the forest here as well.
This may be one of my most favorite videos you’ve done! I love the suspense when in midstream you stop talking and look over the forest because you saw movement! For your readers black bears are not uncommon in that area. Maybe you should take our sister with you next time because of her deep love for bears! 😜
Collin, after watching your video I saw a couple of logs as I was cleaning up some fallen trees. Here is what I have so far thanks to you. Now to figure out what to make.
What do you have?
Colin, you have opened my eyes to wood working that I haven't thought of Thanks. Love your video's.
If you need small pieces only, check your fire wood. I always do that when stacking it up and have made some nice earrings, pendants or band saw box drawer fronts from it.
But mostly I wanna know how you got the log home! Tell us more about your bike rack!
I wood love to see episodes about wooden racks on e-bikes/trikes for hauling cargo.
Thanks for the great video Colin! You live in a beautiful place. This was a interesting and fun experience.
Lol love it. How long that bike ride must have taken after setting up each shot along the way. It was very cinematic. ✌🏼😁
Interesting video!
Thanks sharing the video and explaining so well what spalted wood is and how wood becomes spalted. Very interesting.
I love finding special pieces of spalted and figured wood in the forest and my firewood pile! There are some real treasures to be found!
Awesome find on that Spalted Wood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you. This video was very informative. Looking forward to seeing your next video. Your videos are educational, please keep then coming. Stay safe and healthy.
I've been watching Colin for a while, and this is my favorite video so far. I'm an urban forager here in Chicago, and almost all of the projects I make are from junk I find in the alleys, and always by bicycle.
Very excited to see that Colin is a cyclist as well. You notice the beauty of the world around you much better when you explore by bike.
Keep up the great work! And more videos of adventuring for fallen logs or salvaged lumber by bike! Such a pleasure to see.
Love the idea. You have just opened up a whole new world to me. I live in the piney woods of east Texas and we have lots of pine and oak and cedar trees im going to start looking for salted wood. Thanks . There again you have inspired me.
Can't wait to see you cut that log and reveal the hidden jackpot! 👍🏽
At 3:52 I thought Colin might be having his own "Blair Witch" moment.
Great vid Colin. Very informative.
Good info Colin. For end sealing I use diluted wood glue. Haven't had a problem with it so far.
I was just thinking if that would work! What do you dilute the glue with?
@@maksgonopolsky8374 PVA is water based, so water dlutes it.
Very nice change of pace. Cheers! 🍻
Take a chunk of beech ; put it in a plastic bag ; feed it beer about once a month : less than a year later it will be spalted.
It did this with a log about 500 mm dia x 750 mm long, as an experiment. It worked a treat. I sliced it up, sealed the end grain and now have some decent pieces to work with
I have to say, the fungi that make spalted beech, live in the living tree. Only when the tree dies do they start to decay the wood and create the spalting. It may be the case that in other timbers fungi need to invade the dead wood to create a similar effect. [Edited for typos]
OK, now I'm jealous. You live in a beautiful area!!!! The kind I'd go to for my vacation.
The jungle and scene looked like criminal minds episodes 😂 speccially when you saw some movement , I was thinking you should run and escape 😂
these are all good tips and tricks. Thanks for the short honest video's
Nice professional production, with the stationary camera and riding sequences, etc.
3:50 ... man with reciprocating saw versus bear! Oh, well, not so much...
Great info. Thanks for showing a good vs bad example of what to look for. On end sealing: I have used a coat of Kilz brand latex mold and mildew to seal the ends of plum logs (lots of moisture in green fruit trees) and it works a treat.
Never heard of spalting before...
Learn something new every day!
How did you know the lumber was free to take? Is anything fallen fair game?
Love spalted Maple and living in Northern Michigan I have a lot of it. I was more interested in your bike and was wondering where you purchased it.
Watch out for a Mama Bear.... good learning video.
Here's hoping that it's spalted. How long for the log to dry out?
Big Foot sighting?
What was the wood sealer you used. Surely you must remember. ANCHORSEAL doesn't seem to do the best job. I still get some cracking using it. Thanks for the vid.
Hey Colin could you give us some product information about END SEAL
I love ur bike can u share with me any info on it. Thank you I love your videos and how u explain the directions where I can understand. 💕
We used to call spalted wood "rotted". We believed the fungus got to it, so we threw it away. Still do!
I like to use flex seal in a spray can. It's a one coat application and I've found it works just as good as traditional end sealers.
Beautiful scenery at your location wow!!! I have one question; where do you get your end seal? I used to pick up a product called anchor seal at Lee Valley but they don't carry that anymore, what would you recommend and where do you get your supply?
Hey mate, could you please do vid on how to make a car speaker adapter out of wood, or really any tips on how to make a ring made from wood/MDF without using a jigsaw or router... im just trying to think how to make a large inner hole about 6" in diameter and the outter part of the ring would be about 8". Don't want to buy a jigsaw or router just for this small job. Thanks!!
Hi Colin!
what a place you live in!!!! I envy you!!!
And a question that has nothing to do with wood: It seems you´re usin "fat" tires in your bike, why? because it seems you don´t have a sandy beach nearby...
regards from Buenos Aires
carlos
Your area looks beautiful. Is that lake down from you?
Hi Colin. What about a bitumen paint to seal the ends? Would that work do you think? Allan
Yeah for biking!
I have some black spray sealant that I use on plumbing and inside my gutters. Would that work as a sealer for this situation?
Would wax work to end seal? I bought some cedar the other day for a room partition and the ends all had a coating of wax on them, is cedar the same way?
6:47 Would elastomeric roof paint work for end seal? It has almost a latex rubber consistency when dry.
Wow Colin what state do you live in? Beautiful
Are you on Vancouver Island? I am in Mill Bay, sure looked like you were close to me.
What kind of motor bike do you have, and how much was it? I need to get one somewhat like yours
You are obviously in good shape.
Ha, love the classic CZcams thumbnail
What's your favorite bandsaw blade manufacturer? I need to order one as well. Maybe you could do a bandsaw blade video? Show how to tell your current one is dull. Can't wait to see how this log turns out.
I don't know if you are USA, but here in the UK I use Dakin Flathers (made in the UK) - top quality and will always track properly. Axminster are also good (also made in the UK). If you look up Alan Holtham Bandsaw Masterclass, he explains that you must have a good quality blade to get good straight tracking (you get that DVD included when you buy a Record Power bandsaw!). Just look for the best quality blades you can find. That's more important than the machine itself.
Are you going to turn it on a lathe or make boards?
I have a question, where can i buy that type of band saw, that ia able to cut logs?
Where about are you? I think I've heard you say Canada before, but I don't think I've even heard a province mentioned.
That looks to be some sort of homemade end sealer. How do you make it?
He said it was from a can that he'd had so long it had rusted, so he transferred it to the jar.
Colin, where do live ,in the north west? Hey I enjoy your videos.
What is the "end seal" product and where can one obtain it? Looks like PVA glue. Would a few coats of PVA do the trick?
PVA glue is commonly used for this too.
Its called ANCHORSEAL and it can be found on amazon or any good woodworking supplier. Almost like a liquid wax. A quart goes a long way.
Never knew what that was called. I live up against a national forrest so I should have lots. Tks.
Are you allowed to take dead wood from a public forest?
Would a spray can a PlastiDip seal those ends?
Different-but-interesting video from Colin :-) Looks like Colin could have spotted a bear! I've always wanted to see a bear in real life! I have to wait for my next trip to the USA for that - that's not going to happen for a while now (Even had one booked this year - now cancelled :-( )
Comments are cash, thanks Colin. If people only new the value that lies on the ground in the woods. 👍👍
To bad you have to wait for your bandsaw blade ,I live only 15 min from a good supplier.great video
TBH, I would have liked to see an example of what spalted wood looks like, here. Even an example from some other source would have been A Real Good Thing.
This is so timely of avtopic. I have many maple trees in my yard. I have used chain saw, hatchet, table saw and bandsaw to process it. I have come up with some incredible spalted maple veneer. I do alot of painting and picture frames and I have used it for that and it is very cool. Robert Nicholas Art on Facebook. I used your thickness planer shim ideas too.
Curious that you can remove wood from forest?
Paul Cox depends where you are. Some forbid it others not. I’ve seen both.
You can only remove trees or wood if the land belongs to you, or you have permission of the owner.
In our National Parks, trees that have fallen from storms etc, are left where they are, unless blocking paths or roads. It's considered part of the natural cycle, and removing them would interfere with that.
@Paul Cox now we know why we have a global environmental problem.
Thanks dear Collin for all your teachings.
I 've a question for you...where Is your Covid-19 mask?
Be care of you
Greetings from Santiago de Chile
Why would he need a mask? Do you think that dead tree might have the coronavirus?
@@davesanders7893
Afortunadamente no soy tan weón como tú , para pensar algo parecido!
Cuando uno sale de la casa, nunca sabe con quién se encontrará , el uso de la mascarilla ... Is a must !
Dave Sanders is right. I think collin was far enough from other people. 🙄
Is that a Rad E-Bike?
Okay. I guess I can't send you pictures. Thanks for the idea anyway.
I have seen YT-videos where they are using normal wood glue to end seal. It should be a much cheaper solution and work more or less just as well (I haven't tried it myself).
I know today but when i was really just a young man and knew it all i saw a lot of that & used it for heat down on the farm
I'm kicking myself for burning up many spalted logs. I live near bogs, plenty spalted logs around.
Spalted wood, the wood that was burned years ago as being defective. Live edge wood, the edges that were cut off years ago to create works of art. Now both cost more.
For a second there I thought you were going to spin the camera around and show us a deer or a bear in the woods with you.
I thought the lines were growth marks.
I half expected Bigfoot to come out and scare you..
You have handsaws but am going to wait till your order comes through, just crazy, put some effort in, spalted wood is not hard to cut by hand
3:50 Is that a TIGER over there?
What we do for free lumber!!!
After you cut your boards, you might want to think about baking them in your oven for a few hours to kill the fungus. :)
Roger Lambert
Do you think that fungus would be detrimental in a cutting board.
I use mineral oil/beeswax combo for finishing. Thanks
Hage ween betkuo app sook mrede .
Hello my Friend
I really enjoy your great woodworkweb videos. They are so well done and very informative and your tips, I've used so many times. Thank you! However, I take exception to your recent video, "Finding Spalted Wood."
It seems you are searching for these spalted logs in a National Forest or State Park Lands. It is illegal in most parks and completely out of line to remove anything alive or dead from these places.
Wood as it decomposes is a part of everything in our natural forests and removing it takes away from its ability to be utilized by other forms of life that make up this ecosystem. You pointed to one spot that had been used perhaps by a rodent or woodpecker in search of grubs.
Won't you please let your thousands of viewers know that this is not acceptable in parkland and forests preserved for our quiet enjoyment and for all of the wild things. There is so little wild left to respect and save.
Thank you for understanding the importance of saving these felled trees for nature.
bob brown - melbourne florida
Dude you have no idea what you’re talking about. You have no way of knowing where he is sourcing this log from and it was clear it was cut down by loggers at some point. Take your liberal tree hugging and shove it!!
Take my advice as a woodcutting machinist, Do Not cut spalted wood on any woodworking machine. The dust from the fungus is lethal.
I’m so jealous of people who can harvest wood. I’m in an area where everything is private land or state owned. Harvesting wood here will get you a hefty fine or arrested if you get caught. 😠
Man would a chainsaw be helpful.
I raid the wood pile when i go down to my sisters house.Found some nice spalted beech and pear the last time i went.She goes bonkers if she sees me do it so i sneak it into the car when she,s not looking
LOL - bring her one of those logs that burn different colors.