On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:21:16 GMT, "Ken Moon"
wrote:

A while back, there was a thread on spalting, and some one (maybe Leo?) had
a mixture that they used to induce spalting. I'm going to cut some limbs
this week (Ash, Sycamore, hackberry and pecan), some 6 inches or more. I
want to try spalting on these, but I'm not sure what to put in my "spalting
soup" to get the right bacteria to start the process. Any one remember the
ingredients for this??

I've heard (but *not* tried,) that urea will help promote spalting-
this was in the context of a surf-board maker, not a turner. Perhaps
the easiest thing to try, but I don't think I'd want to spin it on the
lathe afterwards!