"Robatoy" wrote in message
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wrote:
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.

What did those bugs ever do to you?
Seriously, would you really want that much protein? After you kill
those critters, you'll still be left with tiny corpses and waste from
the days when they were still alive going kaka in your cutting board.
I suppose if you encased the whole slab of material in super-thick
clear epoxy, it wouldn't matter if you killed them first.

The volume probably wouldn't exceed the acceptable limits for insects and
insect parts in things like flour and corn meal... ;~)