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I pulled some logs off my log pile to turn into lumber to make a
cutting board, but naturally there are bugs in the wood... So, since
this project will be a cutting board and in contact with food, what is
the best way to kill the bugs and not kill me from cross contamination
:-) ?

In the past I've put smaller pieces of wood in a microwave to zap the
little suckers who might be burrowing away inside. The wood I have
prepared for the cutting board won't fit in a microwave...

Thanks for any suggestions.


You can always chop the little bugs up and throw them in the chili.

Before all you chili fanatics get upset with me, that was a joke.

But I just can't imagine making something that comes into contact with wood
out of something with bugs crawling around in it. I would go to my friendly
neighborhood wood dealer and buy some fancy *BUGFREE* hardwood. How much
are materials costs for a cutting board? It can't be that much.