Spalted Maple and Steel coffee table

Very cool man,I like the c-channel. I love my Vaughan ryoba too. I also have those chisels….hey wait a minute, are you the one sneakin into my shop using my tools?! :) Nice figure in there.

-- "My god has more wood than your god" ... G. Carlin.

Very nice. I have a question about working with spalted maple. I picked some slabs up from the local mill with some very nice spalting which I intend to use in a bed’s head and foot boards. How hard is it to work? Are there any tricks or lessons learned you would care to share? I ask because I have heard that the spalting is known to tear out more easily.

Again, I always like you work.

Wow that turned out really nice!

Hi Donald,

Always love these wood and steel creations of yours!

Question: how do you attach the steel to the wood, I can’t see any screws heads in the C-channel?

-- Stephen, Perth Western Australia, My inspiration – the Carpenter from Nazareth!

Really nice work I like the steel wood combo. That’s a real nice slab.

-- "He who has no dog, hunts with a cat" Portuguese proverb

Thank you all for the views and comments. Jeff I have not found spalted wood to tear out any more then other wood, although very sharp tools can help that. what I have found with spalting is avoid any areas that are punky or to soft from the decaying process. Safferin, on most of my work I weld a frame underneath to hold the wood up and the steel together. I hope that helps fellas. If not we can talk more.

-- donald mee

That’s gorgeous! Like the wood and metal combo. From the looks I know that the joinery is great. Impressive work!