Beech - green inclusions

[TobyB]

Just turned a deep bowl (vase?) out of a bit of green (about 2 months old) beech (ends sealed within an hour of cutting). Its come out OK (not great) - but what suprises me is a dusting of green in the wood - not a bark inclusion or spalting - amongst the pale and medium browns. I've only used dry and often spalted beech before ... is this normal for green wood, or green beech ... and if so, will it last (sanding sealer and friction polish finish, a change from my more usual lemon oil +/- paste wax) or will it fade? Not sure it's that attractive ...

(no photo's yet - will try tomorrow perhaps)

 

[Paul.J]

Is it something like what's in this piccy.
I had this green fleck in some freshly felled Sycamore i was storing,and was told it was like a mold caused because it was too moist where i was storing it.
It went deep into the wood :shock: which surprised me though.
I think it looks ok though

 

[user 5053]

Interesting question. You get this green flecking in quite a lot of the white woods such as lime, willow, mountain ash, birch and sycamore as previously said. I don't know what causes it but don't see it as a problem in fact it can add character to fairly bland woods.

 

[TobyB]

No - not flecks, whole areas ... seems as much a part of the wood as the lighter or browner areas ... I'll take a picture and get it uploaded ...

 

[Paul.J]

Then you really do have green wood :lol:

 

[Bodrighy]

Sometimes the wood just under the cambium layer is green on fresh wood IME but I have found it disappears.

Pete

 

[Oakbear]

I love those flecks in that sycamore Paul! Is that dry?
I got some apple which developed a coat of green furry mould. I left it in the hope it'll do something, as the wood was very plain, so if it turns out like that i'll be well happy!

I have had some horse chestnut with significant areas of light green in before, as well as more usual light browns. That chap at the woodyard thought it would all turn to grey or brown when i asked.
I turned a bowl and dried it natural, and since refinishing to 400 it's just had a light coat of lemon oil.
The green has faded a touch, less vivid and more silvery, but has remained pretty much intact.