Spalted Tamarind Wood Chopping Board – Wild, Beautiful and Unpredictable

Tamarind wood is naturally white with a yellow tint. It is beautiful, tough, and usually known for its marble-like grains, which are visible when you look carefully. Spalted tamarind wood, on the other hand, is captivating, with unique patterns and rich tones derived from the tamarind tree. The wood combines the natural beauty of controlled decay with unpredictable designs that enhance kitchenware décor items.

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Spalted tamarind wood is the result of fungi colonisation in the wood during early decay, creating black lines, streaks, and zones before structural weakness sets in. The process affects the sapwood of the tamarind tree. Woodworkers usually harvest the wood and kiln-dry it to preserve these patterns and ensure usability.

The heartwood is usually ivory, yellow, or bold red and black hues. When spalting occurs, the black spalting lines in spider web-like patterns set in. The grains are wavy and interlocked, yielding a uniform texture with marbled zoned effects unique in each pattern. Tamarind, being dense, makes the heartwood challenging to machine with steel tools. Sapwood does make the wood softer, which may require resin stabilisation for strength. But with mature trees, the spalted areas are bonded well with the fibres of the tamarind wood, ensuring durability and toughness.

Spalted tamarind wood is rare and is often one of the most prized woods. The unique patterns in spalted tamarind wood make it one of the preferred materials for artisans to make chopping boards, bowls, pens, and handles. The patterns make the wood more beautiful, natural, and unique. Spalted tamarind wood is rare, making it a choice material for jewellery and sculptures.

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Price of Spalted Tamarind Wood vs the Regular Tamarind Wood

Spalted tamarind wood commands a significantly higher price than normal tamarind wood due to its rare fungal patterns and limited availability. Normal tamarind wood sells cheap and is bulk timber in India. Spalted tamarind wood is rare and fetches premium rates per board foot or piece globally. Prices vary by size, figure quality, and suppliers, but to get a ballpark, expect a foot of tamarind wood board to cost anywhere between 8000 Rs per cubic foot of a board, in comparison to 1000 Rs per cubic foot of tamarind wood, regular lumber.

The markup in some cases has been seen to be 50 times more than regular wood, and stabilised pieces usually cost a lot more.

Heartwood vs Sapwood in Tamarind Wood

Heartwood of tamarind wood is extremely rare. The heartwood is dark brown to black, which usually constitutes only 5% of a mature tree. A tree which is 100 inches in diameter will provide a heartwood of less than 8 inches in sapwood diameter, sometimes even less. The heartwood is usually extremely dense compared to the sapwood and is resistant to most natural decay, including pests. Tamarin Heartwood are also extremely rare, making it very expensive, often costing 3–4 times more than the sapwood itself. Though rare, heartwood of tamarind wood is less in demand, making it lesser priced than spalted tamarind wood. The use of heartwood is usually very niche and specialised, used in turning or inlays.

FAQ

What is spalted tamarind wood?
Spalted tamarind wood features striking patterns in dark shades with lines caused by fungal activity. These woods are rare and non-toxic. The natural process creates unique artistic patterns, and each piece of wood is unique. The patterns often run through aged wood and cannot be replicated artificially.

Why is spalted tamarind wood expensive?
Spalted tamarind wood occurs only rarely and is unique. They are also only possible in mature wood, which is often more than 50–100 years old. This makes the wood itself rare, strong, and durable. Combined with the spalting, spalted tamarind wood is often considered a collectible item, making it more expensive.

Is spalted tamarind wood good for chopping boards?
Spalted tamarind wood is rare, and a spalted tamarind wood chopping board is a rarity in itself. The Amra Farms spalted tamarind wood chopping boards are extremely hard compared to regular tamarind wood, which is sapwood. Spalted wood is the result of aged tamarind wood, making it not only beautiful but also durable.

Is spalted wood toxic?
Professor of Plant Pathology, Tom Harrington, Iowa State University, states that spalting is not toxic. The white rot fungus, Hypoxylon deusta, is the cause of spalting in wood. It lives outside the tree and sends its tendrils, called hyphae, into the wood to break down the plant and gather nourishment. No, spalted wood is non-toxic.

Is spalted tamarind wood strong?
While extremely spalted tamarind wood could be a concern, moderately spalted wood that is well dried and has minimal moisture preserves the spalting while maintaining its structural strength. All tamarind wood chopping boards by Amra Farms are checked for durability, and we ensure that the wood is not soft.

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