I turn a lot of spalted wood ,especially beech ( which I sometimes spalt or increase the spalting myself ) I will rough out bowls from green ( damp rather than wet ) but mostly hollow vessels which I turn and finish in one go !!! At the moment I have a load of Horse chestnut burr which I am spalting before I use it , I have also used Turkey oak which spalts quite attractively , however I make almost exclusively decorative items , and would probably not use it for utility items , as it is not as durable as sound wood although this would depend on how advanced the spalting is !! Terry ...