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Aloha,
Buggy wood should generally be passed up. But if you like the look of it...
As far as boring bugs are concerned, I don't know specifics, but for terimites I've used these three methods successfully:
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If you see someone is getting their house tented and bug bombed near you, pay the tenters like $50 and ask if you can put your wood inside the house. Sometimes they let you, sometimes they don't. But this way wors the best and is the quickest
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wrap the wood up in an airtight (as possible) bag and place an open jar of mineral spirits or terpintine type liquid and leave it untouched for about 6 months.
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IF the bugs arn't too deep (like if you see them enter the wood, or they enter within a short amount of time after you got the wood) those spot treatment insectisides work well. Just make sure to apply the treatment several times a day for several days. And check to make sure there is no dander, or deepening of the hole.
As a rule now, though, I pass up any potentially buggy wood, even exotic woods. It's not worth the trouble.
Hope this helped, and let us know how it goes.
"Hey, at least I'm housebroken."
[ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-12-27 20:16 ]
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