What do people usually do about bugs?
The hunk of cherry I started working on today had a very active infestation of some sort of white wormy looking critters. I killed a few of them, but I decided it was going to be pretty hopeless to try to get them all.
So I said screw it and turned it anyway, with bug juice occasionally splattering the back of my hand.
Have I gone mad, or did I just pass some kind of turner test? :)
I've done that before. Live termites in the wood and they were hitting my faceshield. Fun, huh? To make sure you don't leave any in the wood, after you're done turning it put it in a plastic bag and put in the freezer overnight. Any bugs left in the wood will try to crawl out you'll see them shriveled up at the bottom of the bag. Any that didn't make it out will be dead. What you don't want is to sell a bowl and have bugs exit later. The freezer will prevent this from happening.
-Jim Gott- San Jose, CA
Hmmmm. Around here, grubs dig further into the wood come winter. No termites.
I fume 'em with alcohol in a bag, but the thought of fuming with ammonia might produce some interesting looks on high tannate woods.
I used to keep catalpa caterpillars in the freezer. Just dump them in a paper bag and add a little meal to keep them from sticking together. When I wanted to go fishing for catfish I put the bag in a container and by the time I got to the pond, they were thawed and crawling everywhere. Maybe microwaving would kill them better.
I think so.........sort of like eating the worm at the bottom of the tequila bottle..............cheers!
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Gerald, next thing you'll be telling us how you brought dried slugs from your patio back to life.........by just adding water..............:-)
Maybe in California that's true, but bugs in the Northeast are made from sterner stuff. If a week of 40 below chilliness doesn't do 'em in, I doubt a stay in my meat locker would do much more than make them put on a sweater. Nuke 'em.
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Mezcal. It has the worm.
John
Barry N. Turner wrote:
You mean you can't just add water to slugs to reconstitute them. It has worked here in the great NW
Brian
When I was a kid we'd always use catalpa worms as bait. Bass and Gills would kill to get at them, never could figure out why people paid for crwlers. Thanks for the memory. Guess it's time to buy another fishing license.
Dave in Fairfax
If the bowl is to big to put in a microwave, put it in a black plastic bag, and place it out in the direct sun. Maybe this will create enough heat to kill the dang things. How about a plastic bag and one of those insect fogers along with the wood enclosed? Just thinking with a insect killing mind in South Georgia.
Michael, If the piece isn't too big, you can submerge it in a bucket/tray of mineral spirits for a while, tiurning a couple of times to ensure penetration into all holes. This won't prevent the splatter if you turn it right away, but it will prevent furrther damage after final turning. Just wear a face shield with some Saran wrap "pull offs" and an apron to keep the juice off the clothes.
Ken Moon Webberville, TX
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