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Ambrosia Maple Box

January 18, 2009 by  
Filed under Lathe Projects, Woodworking

Material: ambrosia maple, also known as wormy maple.The brown, gray, and black striping are caused by staining associated with the worm holes in the tree. Ambrosia maple comes from regular soft maple trees that have been infested by the ambrosia beetle. The small beetle bores a network of tunnels and short galleries called cradles. A [...]