I am going to look at some Myrtle burl today that some woman wants to
sell. Her father, had treated it with diesel fuel, which she said is an
old logger's trick. I have never heard of this. I know how the bugs
love myrtle, and left outside for a year or two, the wood would be
worthless. Would this cause problems with finishing? I don't think that
I would like to eat out of a bowl that had been treated with diesel.
Any comments would help. I really don't need the wood, but......
robo hippy

"robo hippy" wrote in message
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I am going to look at some Myrtle burl today that some woman wants to
sell. Her father, had treated it with diesel fuel, which she said is an
old logger's trick. I have never heard of this. I know how the bugs
love myrtle, and left outside for a year or two, the wood would be
worthless. Would this cause problems with finishing? I don't think that
I would like to eat out of a bowl that had been treated with diesel.
Any comments would help. I really don't need the wood, but......
robo hippy


Mineral oil? Probably only on the surface to slow moisture loss. I
wouldn't refuse it, but I would turn it down.

In article .com,
says...
I am going to look at some Myrtle burl today that some woman wants to
sell. Her father, had treated it with diesel fuel, which she said is an
old logger's trick. I have never heard of this. I know how the bugs
love myrtle, and left outside for a year or two, the wood would be
worthless. Would this cause problems with finishing? I don't think that
I would like to eat out of a bowl that had been treated with diesel.
Any comments would help. I really don't need the wood, but......
robo hippy


Loggers have long sprayed the outside of Myrtle logs with diesel fuel to
keep the bugs out of it! Myrtle and bugs= FEAST! No harm unless it was
soaked in diesel fuel :-)
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All the best,

Michael Mastin
Curly Woods
McKinney, TX
http://www.curlywoods.com
(469)742-0097

On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:35:32 -0400, "George" george@least wrote:


"robo hippy" wrote in message
roups.com...
I am going to look at some Myrtle burl today that some woman wants to
sell. Her father, had treated it with diesel fuel, which she said is an
old logger's trick. I have never heard of this. I know how the bugs
love myrtle, and left outside for a year or two, the wood would be
worthless. Would this cause problems with finishing? I don't think that
I would like to eat out of a bowl that had been treated with diesel.
Any comments would help. I really don't need the wood, but......
robo hippy


Mineral oil? Probably only on the surface to slow moisture loss. I
wouldn't refuse it, but I would turn it down.

was that pun intentional, George? lmao



mac

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Well, it must have been sprayed a long time ago. It had been stored
outside for a while in our Pacific North Wet weather and the bugs were
dining well. Heavy sigh!
robo hippy

On 25 May 2005 07:24:45 -0700, "robo hippy"
wrote:

Her father, had treated it with diesel fuel, which she said is an
old logger's trick.

I hope you beat the price down. It makes finishing very difficult.

I've used walnut for firewood because someone had done this to it.