termites

Sterilizing bowl blanks - getting out the bugs, fungus, etc.

Unless you buy all your blanks undoubted some will have something alive in the wood whether it's termites, beetles, or spalting fungus. I'm concerned about these things and I don't want them sprayed all over me or the shop while turning. I don't want to soak in DNA because that would get...
- Rick M
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- May 13, 2013
- beetles bugs fumigating fungus termites
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Woodturning
Carpenter ants in shop

Well I think I had termites CARPENTER ANTS in the shop :kamahlitu They were all over a piece of walnut I had on the band saw. I think they were termites and some had wings and then maybe 20 others without. I took that board ot of the shop. So the question I have is where di they come...
- decibel
- Thread
- Aug 14, 2009
- ants carpenter shop termites
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Workshop Discussion
Termites? and now what.

I re-sawed and then glued back together some white oak for a Morris chair. I'm cleaning up the edges and I noticed some little tunnels full of very fine sawdust. There was a white colored larva in one of the holes. The pic of it isn't good, but I'm including it anyways. I didn't notice the...
- thrt15nc
- Thread
- Jan 8, 2009
- termites
- Replies: 11
- Forum: General Woodworking
Help, termites ate my shorts.....

I'm throwing my tale of woe and asking for any input...... I have an L shaped house, two 1920's Mill Houses joined to form an L. Its ~1200 sq ft, 2 bed, 1 1/2 bath. One closet. Issue is, due to many circumstances, the whole outer wall/floor on the long inside of the L is shot...
- froglips
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- May 31, 2008
- ate shorts termites
- Replies: 11
- Forum: DIY- Home improvement