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Offline twitchstick

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Bugs in bark?
« on: January 18, 2011, 01:39:00 PM »
I split a juniper log I was curing yesterday and founds some bugs. It was in a small section and they had bore barely into the sap wood. Two of the staves will be fine. My questions are;
1. Can the grub trails be sanded down on the other one and still be used?
2. Can it be backed with something or just pitch it?

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Re: Bugs in bark?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2011, 03:38:00 PM »
You can possibly remove the affected ring or if not sand the back down smoothly and add a silk, linen or rawhide backing.
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Re: Bugs in bark?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2011, 04:56:00 PM »
Thanks Pat I'll try the other ones frist but I don't have alot cut yet.

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Re: Bugs in bark?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2011, 05:27:00 PM »
twitch if  you cut em in winter no bug s  if spring summer wood spray em down with cattle inscetade  osage has the same plms as well as a lot of other wood s  brock
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