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   beachfarm | Nov 07, 2005 02:20am | #1

   There was a good discussion on this very topic not too long ago - a discussion with answer(s) to your question AND what to use to solve the problems you might encounter. Try a 'search'.

   On a not quite completely unrelated topic...

   I am as much (if not more) of a zealot for fly fishing as woodworking. Two years ago, a woodworking friend gave me a fairly sizeable stack of wormy Cherry he had purchased at the sale of a cabinet shop. I 'converted' that stack to a materials chest for my fly tying materials, feeling that insect riddled wood was an appropriate choice for the project. I'm looking at it now on my desk... it's a very nice thing.

   Regards.

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   danfromsaskatoon | Nov 07, 2005 03:54am | #2

   did a search, couldnt find a discussion on it just some people who have used it , trying a couple other forums thanks

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   beachfarm | Nov 07, 2005 03:54pm | #3

   Here you go:http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=26398.1

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   danfromsaskatoon | Nov 07, 2005 05:59pm | #4

   thank you very much that answered all my ? freezing, should have known 

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   forestgirl | Nov 07, 2005 08:13pm | #5

   Are you sure that discussion answered your question?  I'm a bit confused -- have you seen fresh evidence of infestation in your wood (e.g., fresh little sawdust piles, or new holes)?  The discussions here almost always involve wood that has fresh evidence of bugs, therefore it needs to be treated. 

   The phrasing of your original post sounded like the wood was wormy before it was KD'd (oh, don't assume it was KD'd; ask!). If your wood was kiln-dried after infestation I'd be surprised if the bugs survived.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   danfromsaskatoon | Nov 08, 2005 05:21am | #6

   i was assumeing it was kd,was going to ask the lumber yard today but forgot ,i was just thinking of the freezing aspect killing the bugs if that was the case how would they live past one of our canadian winters of course that brings in the "assume " again, assumeing it was canadian,which makes an #### of u + me(joke) . i think i will start to work it a bit and see what i come up with. i find it a very striking wood maybe to striking

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   h12721 | Nov 08, 2005 06:21am | #7

   How was it sold to You.

   As maple and it had wormholes?

   Or as "Ambrosia Maple" which is maple with worm holes but no worms?

   Hilmar

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   danfromsaskatoon | Nov 08, 2005 07:24am | #8

   they just called it wormy maple, the fellow i dealt with at windsor plywood hadnt seen it before, he is quite knowlegable about lumber been in it a long time , will have to quiz him tommorrow find out where it came from.

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   h12721 | Nov 09, 2005 02:59am | #9

   Ambrosia Maple does't come from Ambrosia.

   It is the Ambrosia Beetle  who puts the holes in it.

   Check this site:  http://www.woodcentral.com/splinters/ambrosia.shtml - 9k

   Hilmar