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hilltophickory
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Osage stave has borers?????
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July 17, 2013, 07:05:29 pm »
My stave im letting season I just noticed now has some lil bugs boring in it straight down, any one else had this expierence and is it big trouble?
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owlbait
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July 17, 2013, 07:11:35 pm »
The rotten bugs bore so deep on mine I've had a hard time chasing one ring on the stave.
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blackhawk
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July 17, 2013, 07:16:41 pm »
Get the drawknife out asap and start peeling until your past em all....
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Eric Krewson
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Re: Osage stave has borers?????
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July 17, 2013, 08:22:51 pm »
Break out your propane torch and scorch the holes, a few seconds and the bugs are dead.
I did the same to the billet piece in the picture. I torched them as soon as I saw yellow dust. When i made a bow out of the piece later the holes were shallow, about 3/8".
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hilltophickory
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July 17, 2013, 09:30:59 pm »
Thanks good idea.
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