Post #478949 by TheBigT on 08/24/2009

On 2009-08-23 06:01, nomolos wrote:
Also found a few holes in the wood, with yellow curry powder looking dust, think it may be termite work.

Found a little white grub in it and I suspect it was a termite.

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For my next project I got a 6ft log of Celery Top Pine - any one else used this?

http://islandspecialtytimbers.com.au/shops/ist/pages/special-species-timbers/celery-top-pine

Good collection of tools there. Clean and sharpen them all up and keep em close by.

Your little white grub is probably some kind of wood boring beetle. Termites look like white ants.