Ambrosia maple

A special thanks to Mike Leigher for providing the wood sample of this wood species. Will make a very nice bowl. Photo may vary from actual product.

The wood has beautiful brown and gray stripes with small worm holes. You searched for: ambrosia maple ! Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and one-of-a-kind products and gifts related to your search. No matter what you’re looking for or where you are in the worl our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Suitable for inexperienced turners.

Although usually referred to as ambrosia maple , this kind of wood is also called ghost maple for its unique appearance. Wood is typically tan or white in color with streaks of color throughout. This species is moderately hard.

The beautiful greyish-brown streaks in the wood are caused by the ambrosia beetle. The beetles are killed due to the high temperatures in the kiln. Click on image or title to see more information about product.

There will be no shipping charges in the lower states. But ambrosia beetle really is a generic term for many different types of beetles whose larvae bore into trees and deposit a fungal. Curly maple , tiger maple , and curly cherry are our specialties in figured lumber. Our curly maple and tiger maple are available with heart color or selected for prime white color. Just finished a kuksa made from a piece of ambrosia maple that my friend gave me.

Watch the grain pop as I apply the wood conditioner. The colored and streaked wood offers a unique and charming appearance that captures the essence of nature at work. It burrows into the tree, thus creating the worm-holes and discoloration. Turning blanks are sold partly seasoned with no guarantee of moisture content.

The symbiotic relationship. Also known as spaulted maple is available in wide plank flooring. It’s maple that is affected by the ambrosia beetle once the tree is dying or dead. Please note: Click to enlarge main photo to an even larger size. To switch photos, click on smaller swatches.

We stock many species in live edge form. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review. These insects infest dying or recently cut trees by boring tiny holes into them. There is an interesting insect called the ambrosia beetle.

Being resourceful it carries its potential food supplies with it wherever it goes. About across and tall, this was a great little project and turned into a beautiful bowl. Question Before owning a mill, I thought that ambrosia beetle infested wood was somewhat of a rarity. It seems that every maple log I have found so far has been infested by the ambrosia beetle.

First time registrants only. As much as I enjoy the finished product. It produces darker stains through the light-colored woo roughly follow.

Recently at the Sunapee Craft Fair a turner showed me a beautiful bowl that had some pinholes in it with accompanying attractive stain patterns around each hole. The original tree was first cultivated by the Mennell family of Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, who discovered it growing in their orchard. Janka Wood Hardness Chart Courtesy of TinyTIMBERS. The Janka scale rates the relative hardness of wood. They bore into a maple tree, and a fungus follows, which leads to remarkable streaks of grey appearing in the wood.

We have just received new slabs today. Mainly cream colored with greenish blue mineral streaks with worm holes and some black striping. It looks like ambrosia maple can only be found in woods in the eastern US. It has a unique shape with a hole at the top for a handle. The grain has some very nice ambrosia streaks of light and dark coloring.

You are buying the exact slab of lumber in the images shown. Maple Figured Natural Edge Slabs.