Bugs in Birch?

Grubs no problem. They turn into flying bugs and seek better chow for the
offspring they hope to have. Ants or termites, if you're in termite
territory, will vacate or croak if you tent and put some strong ammonia
inside with the log.

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> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:14:15 GMT, "Tim and Stephanie Stowe"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hi, all!
> >
> >I'm making a card catalog thing for my mom out of a birch log, bark
(mostly)
> >intact. The woodworking part is pretty easy - just remove all the wood
that
> >isn't a card catalog. The concern at this point is that the log,
gathered
> >by yours truly from the back forty with a two-man crosscut saw, wasn't
> >standing - it was already down. I'm worried about creepy-crawlies
infesting
> >the library from my jazzy-lookin' hunk of wood. Any thoughts?
>
>
> call around and see if an exterminator in your area will treat it for
> you.
>

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:14:15 GMT, "Tim and Stephanie Stowe"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi, all!
>
>I'm making a card catalog thing for my mom out of a birch log, bark (mostly)
>intact. The woodworking part is pretty easy - just remove all the wood that
>isn't a card catalog. The concern at this point is that the log, gathered
>by yours truly from the back forty with a two-man crosscut saw, wasn't
>standing - it was already down. I'm worried about creepy-crawlies infesting
>the library from my jazzy-lookin' hunk of wood. Any thoughts?
>
>I've considered freezing it and/or baking it (but it'd be hard - most ovens
>won't take a four-foot log) but I'm worried about losing the bark, which is
>the point of this whole endeavor. Some kind of chemical treatment?
>
>-Tim
>
>
>
>


call around and see if an exterminator in your area will treat it for
you.