With nothing else to do I have been cutting a ton of fire wood.

I found some spalted ash and I found a fox.

I can't wait to get some time to play...

Looks like I also found ET.

Gonna make some beautiful bowls!!!

I've seem spalted maple never ash. How many kinds of wood can spalt?

Any wood can spalt it just may not be recognizable. The trick with spalt is to catch it before the wood gets too soft. From the outside looks good to me

When I first read the that you found a fox, I thought animal.  After seeing the picture, I understand.  Absolutely beautiful.  Can hardly wait to see the turned product.  

Not sure how to turn the fox without messing it up...

 

How green is it ? You may need to get the ends sealed up quickly if it’s still got too much moisture content. That is truly a rare find. I can’t wait to see the end products  

Paul

The fox is green. The spalted is dead dry...

Is this also spalt ? Center dark ?

 

The last picture is another odd ball...

 

 

 

 

I think you have Ambrosia Maple there and the discoloration is a fungi caused by wood-boring Ambrosia Beetles.

6 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I think you have Ambrosia Maple there and the discoloration is a fungi caused by wood-boring Ambrosia Beetles.

Thanks I have heard that name before...

I agree with the maple call. Very beautiful wood. This could be the beginning of some amazing turnings !

Paul

Question on this Ambrosia Maple...

When I was cutting this tree down the chainsaw was catching the wood like the rakers was to low on the chain. The rakers was never touched. The chain was almost new. 

I had lot of chunks to play with so I thought I would try turning a chunk. I know that it's green and wet but I wanted to see what a chunk would look like. 

  I'm not liking it at all. I never had wood that would take the tool right out of your hand. I tried every cutter tool I have and each tool grabs to the point that it's all you can do to hang on to it. The chip and saw dust that comes off the wool stings my hand to the point it feels like there should be blood. If it still turns like this when it's dry I'm giving up. It's not worth it. My hands still hurt. Is it that the wood is green and wet or something else that I'm having problems with? I've turned a many bowls and other things and many different kinds of wood but I have never had a wood that grabs like this. It grabs so hard I'm afraid of braking my tools. I never had my chainsaw grab like this before ether and I grew up on the farm using one for years.   ???  

 

 

Probably the dark center which is not ambrosia. Ambrosia is somewhat irregular. That pit is very hard and could be your problem. What tool you using?

You are turning all end grain.  Not an easy task.  Looks like you are using a scraper.  If so it should be a negative rake scraper.    A spindle gouge works if you start at the middle and work your way out.  Scraper should be used the same way.  Watch some videos for turning end grain bowls.  Plenty of them out there.

 

 

1 hour ago, HandyDan said:

You are turning all end grain

That was what I was thinking, also.

Yes I'm turning end grain. I tried every tool I got.

Every tool in the pictures. Some carbide, some not.

Will this get better when the wood drys?

 

 

 

 

 

 

End grain is more difficult to turn than "side grain" but the end results can be spectacular. Check the video from Tim Yoder in this weeks "Wednesday's..." to get an idea.

I've turned a lot of end grain before but I've never had this problem.