MtnDon
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2026 08:50pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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Interesting article on the walnut grafting, DRP. 
A little bit of that may be spalting from fungi, but not exactly the black line disease in DRP's link. I think most of the faults we see in that piece are cracks. That artist is in Hawaii. He has "stitched" the cracks with slices of koa wood. I have no idea how he does those thin pieces, although it is a rather big piece, so the stitch slices are bigger than one might expect. https://www.martinandmacarthur.com/products/koa-messages-bowl-2333-by-aaron-hammer
I have seen contrasting color wood bowties used to patch and bridge cracks. I have trouble making those when the wood is flat. I do fill cracks with a colored CA glue at times. Sometimes a little epoxy. I have black, dark brown, and light brown medium-thick CA. Apply a little to the crack, let it run in, and then zap with accelerator. Sand or turn as needed.
Yes, we hiked the earthquake loop trail and poked around the area. Interesting place. Your home and/or cabin is in that area. It is a nice area; I liked visiting, but am happy where we are in NM.
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