Spalted wood is highly coveted among woodworkers due to its distinguished black wavy streaks that give each hardwood piece an undeniable level of detail and visual appeal.
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Picking out the perfect live edge slab or burl
When looking to purchase a live edge wood slab or burl, it’s important to find out how it was dried. If the slab wasn’t properly dried, you may end up with problems such as warping as your piece ages. Generally, slabs should be air dried for a year per inch of thickness and then dried in a kiln before they can be used. Here at Berkshire Products, we hold the same high standards in drying our slabs. To do this, we air dry them and kiln dry them, and even store them in buildings that act like solar kilns.***
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Streaks in Walnut
Sometimes when we kiln dry Claro Walnut light streaks show up in the wood slabs making the wood somewhat resemble Macassar Ebony. Various theories abound on what actually causes these streaks, but no one has a definitive answer. Whatever the reason, this streaking creates a wild figure that can look incredible when finished as seen above in a waterfall coffee table made by Minasalli Cabinet. Check out our 8/4 Claro Walnut for more incredible walnut slabs that have this figure.