Hey Bill thats a pretty cool idea. I know the rice is the old cell phone drying trick so I bet it works really well on wood. As its pulling the moisture out at an even rate, and certainly can see that the Cat litter would do the same even better? What percent moisture does it typically take it down too. Sounds like this would work well for bowl turning etc???
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 10:27 PM Bill Bulkeley <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > A word on drying green wood on smaller pieces I have had reasonable > success drying them in a 5 gallon plastic bucket filled with kitty litter > now before you all laugh too hard first no its not used litter from the > cats tray its new. > > > > For some reason it dries evenly too and no cracks an inch thick takes > about a week but I leave everything in a couple of months I’ve heard rice > works too > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Kratky > *Sent:* Tuesday, 19 February 2019 2:38 PM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: Woodworm treatment > > > > I have a band saw mill and generate my own lumber from native trees but > have no kiln so my wood is air dried in 3 unheated storage buildings > sometimes for several years, if I notice power post beetle activity I spray > the processed wood with denatured alcohol from a garden type pump sprayer, > its kills the insects yet leaves no lingering odors, residue, or toxicity > and the alcohol is reasonably affordable, a solution of Borax powder also > works well but leaves a residue. Have also known some local Adirondack > rustic furniture builders who use twigs, bark, and natural edge lumber that > had insect issues with some of their finished pieces and put them in a kiln > like Timothy stated to kill the bugs, but I don’t know what effect it had > on the finished furniture and such kilns are not readily available. > > > > Michael Kratky > > Black Bear Art & Woodworking Studios > > PO Box 902 > > Northville, NY 12134 > > (518) 863-2821 > > > > *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto: > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Tim Ziegler > *Sent:* Monday, February 18, 2019 8:18 PM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Woodworm treatment > > > > Good evening *Brigitte,* > > > > *So I am assuming your referring to powder post beetles. * > > *What we do here is run the material back through a kiln and so many > degrees and so many hours. * > > *I can get the break down if you would like as I always take it to my > lumber supplier. * > > *This is the safest and most effective way of killing them and no > chemicals. * > > *Just make sure who ever does it does not over cook your wood or warp it. * > > *Hope this helps. * > > Kind Regards, > > > > Timothy J. Ziegler > > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > > 14171 160th Ave. > > Foreston MN 56330 > > > > 320-294-5798 shop > > 320-630-2243 cell > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 4:27 PM Brigitte Graham < > brigittegraha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello People, > > I have an "off topic", question for you ~ > > Do you have a good preventative treatment for woodworm? > > In UK, we used to be able to get permethrin smoke bombs, specifically for > timber stores. This has now been withdrawn from sale. (though you can still > get smokers that contain some permethrin for grain storage silo's , these > do not seem to be as effective). > > In an ideal world (we wouldn't have woodworm!) a smoker that coated the > timber with some residue that would kill the emerging worms, and discourage > female moths from laying eggs in exit holes. > > To treat infestations in furniture we inject the flight holes with a > Borax powder dissolved in water. > > Your collective thoughts are very welcome.....! > > Legacy Widow. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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