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Ken…

I’m going to assume you meant frit and not fruit! There have been several links and general discussions… I’ll see if I can organize a more comprehensive discussion in one place. It’ll take me...

Joe…

In trying to compose a “complete” answer, it was turning into a treatise! Rather than give a fast answer to a worthy topic, I’ll keep it simple now and write a philosophy of box joints later!...

I don’t know… there are companies who infuse spongy/spalted wood with something… maybe very thin super glue?
I’ve got plenty of specimens to play with!

SG

George…

I’d been experimenting with crushed stone frit inlay including turquoise… but found it easier to use glass powder frit. https://shop.bullseyeglass.com/accessory-glass/frit-powder.html
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Here are the first projects made from that wood. They are all 4”X6”X8” box-jointed “what-not” boxes. Where the bleach spalted grain is very uninteresting, I V-carved patterns over the entire top...

I was recently invited to display some of my crafts at a new BBQ restaurant near my home… they want to feature “local craftsmen”.

About the same time, I had the first batch of some pecan I...