At the risk of making a fool of myself, I bet he's confusing diseases of living trees with lumber/wood preservation and protection. Fungus can attack most any unprotected or ignored wood or wooden product, so some sort of protection is required for longevity. Varnish was the old standby but now there are a variety of synthetic finishes which can do the job. AND keeping wooden aircraft structure dry, of course.
Maybe some really qualified person will chime in? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 1/15/2015 10:20 AM, Chris Prata via KRnet wrote: > Hi All, an A&P friend of mine (and aluminum experimental builder), mentioned > some spruce fungus issue that if not caught can be disastrous. Is this an > issue with the materials, and if so how to inspect/avoid/prevent? > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
