How's this for a pattern...

[cowfoot]

Splitting logs today and noticed this -

I'll try and saw it off as a veneer but doubt it'll work!

 

[Racers]

Nice bit of spalting.

Pete

 

[transatlantic]

It's interesting how we humans find beauty in what is a fungi attacking and killing the tree. It's a bit grim really, isn't it?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

nah ... the tree was well dead when the fungi got it.

 

[worn thumbs]

It's interesting how we humans find beauty in what is a fungi attacking and killing the tree. It's a bit grim really, isn't it?

I can't really disagree with the sentiment.Taken further,we admire the look of burr walnut and the burr isn't so different from a wart.