brucebrooks wrote:

I recently acquired a piece of very old oak, and am making some
small boxes from it. The boxes are partially glued up. Until I
read something today, I had assumed that the worms that caused the
holes were long gone, but the article led me to believe maybe not.
I want to make sure the little buggers are either dead or gone
(or both).


I've read all the replies... microwave, chemicals, oven, bonfire ;-)

I'm still thinking the freezer. That's how we cigar smokers combat the
tobacco beetle. Kills the beetle, larvae and eggs. Keep it in the
freezer overnight... or 48 hrs just to be on the safe side.

This avoids any of the possible drawbacks from heating the wood or
rapidly drying it out or vapors from various chemicals. Maybe I'm all
wrong about this, but that's what makes sense to me.

-Joe Barta