Spalted Maple
Spalted Maple
Harold Solberg
2022
Materials
Spalted maple burl
Size
1 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches
Hotel Verdant Permanent Collection
Artist Statement
My work Spalted Maple has hard black lines that result from fungus preceding decay in the wood. Undulating presents wood grain with light refraction. I blank turned Square on the lathe, while rotating at 1500rpm. It is difficult to take high-speed intermittent cuts accurately.