Warren Hein Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I bought a stick of mahogany about a month back for some shop tools. I finally got around to planing an edge on it tonight and came across a spot which had been eaten away by a bug of some sort. It seems somewhat localized. Aside from cutting away and not using this section, should I be doing anything else about it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxerjoe04 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Depending on how big the piece is, if you're worried about bugs still being in there, could put it in your oven on the lowest setting to kill them if they're still in there but if the wood was kiln dried I wouldn't think they would be. Looks like powder post beetles which borrow in the sap wood of trees, which looks like that's the case. If they are still in there, wherever the wood was sitting, there probably would be little piles of dust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I have seen similar eaten tracks before. It always seemed to be limited to the sapwood. Bag up the off cut bug damage and observe for any live activity. I think most imported wood is treated to prevent the transport of foreign insects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Is this kiln dried lumber? If so then, the bugs didn't survive that, So, if there's bugs in it now, they came from a different source after it was dried. If you're wanting to use that area, toss some epoxy in it and use it.. If not, toss it on the fire and be done with it. I would keep an eye on other lumber it was stacked with to be sure there weren't live critters in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Once you know they're dead, those tracks look pretty cool when you add finish to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I got the same thing, but much much worse on the wood for my counters. I just left it sit and there was no dust piles so I assumed they are dead. And I positioned the area with the damage right where I am cutting out the sink hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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