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   forestgirl | Feb 18, 2006 06:34pm | #1

   I suspect the only guaranteed way to kill them off in that amount of lumber is to have it tent-fumigated.  It may need to be stickered to get complete coverage of every board.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   wdrite | Feb 18, 2006 11:17pm | #2

   Have it kiln dried or burn it.  Those pesky things can be a real problem if they get in your house.

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   cadiddlehopper | Feb 20, 2006 05:31am | #3

   Are these powder post beetles? Ask a local exterminator. Tim-bor or Boracare (spelling may not be correct) should kill the larvae which are at work in the wood. Ask the exterminator again. It will cost you at least $100 if you apply it yourself. The larvae get the stuff in their guts and digestion stops essentially. The problem is that all the eggs may not have hatched. They may reappear again next year or even later and eat a little more before expiring. Look up powder post beetle on the 'net. Also, your boards may be hollow shells already. Those little buggers have appetites! Worst of all, if you get them in your house, they are as bad as termites or worse. Fumigating your house or burning it down may be required to get rid of them. The suggestion to use your oak as firewood may be the best one yet. Be sure to store it away from any building that you value. I speak from experience.

   Cadiddlehopper

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   PADDYDAHAT | Feb 20, 2006 06:25am | #4

   1-If you have a local aggie school they may have a cure , usually it's just ask and they are glad to help. Cut a piece or strip some bark and capture a critter in an empty film can to show the aggies.

   2-put it in a microwave -dosen't fit ?- get a bigger microwave.

   I use method 2 for newly acquired old wooden planes that have a bunch of tiny holes, don't need them havin lunch on a nice set of hollows and rounds.

   That wood can make  nice old presentation if the holes are not too big or frequent. Good luck,Pat

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   jackplane | Feb 21, 2006 10:36pm | #5

   I would first try boric acid on a sample; keep the other wood isolated to prevent further contamination. Boric acid is cheap and effective on many bugs.