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Woodworm solution

calgach · 2013-10-18 14:39:03

Dia daoibh uilig, First post here so please forgive any short comings I bought 2 slabs of beechwood last week. About 40"long 16"wide, maybe 1.5" thick. Theres about 4 or 5 woodworm holes in each of them. As it stands it doesn't look bad but from what i gather it could be littered with holes over the next few years if the…

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18-10-2013 3:39pm

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calgach

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Dia daoibh uilig,

First post here so please forgive any short comings

I bought 2 slabs of beechwood last week. About 40"long 16"wide, maybe 1.5" thick. Theres about 4 or 5 woodworm holes in each of them.
As it stands it doesn't look bad but from what i gather it could be littered with holes over the next few years if the wood beetles are still alive in there.
Is there any way to kill the beetles and eggs before the slabs are ruined?
The other thing is the slabs are for table tops so any treatment would need to be compatable with some form of finish, e.g. lacquer or oil and wax.

Any help much appreciated! go raibh maith agaibh

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