Post #472439 by Aaron's Akua on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM

TBT, here's some insight from Mr. Benzart a long while back:

On 2006-03-08 10:53, Benzart wrote:
Spaulting is the term used for the coloring that wood gets as it is drying out. Usually is is only greyish streaks running through the wood, but some woods develop a Beautiful coloring made up of reds, yellows, blues and greens all in various shades. You can never tell what the pattern will be. It happens when mold spores begin the deterioration process of the wood. the spaulting gets deeper and covers more of the wood as time goes on, until the piece of wood is no longer good...

My advice is if you stain this piece, use a light stain that will enhance the grain, or maybe even a clear coat. You might want to save a few chips and experiment first. Good luck - nice log.