I talked to a friend the other day.

Completed a new house near Augusta. Purchased a mantel for his fire
place made from salvage pine cut before the civil war but discovered
bugs coming out of it after it was installed. He is now looking for a
replacement.

Unfortunately, I'm located half way across the country and I really
don't have the tools to do the job. He needs the help from someone that
can help him select mill and install a new mantel to match the rest of
the room which I have not seen (probably lots of pine).

Any suggestions?

"william kossack" wrote in message
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I talked to a friend the other day.

Completed a new house near Augusta. Purchased a mantel for his fire place
made from salvage pine cut before the civil war but discovered bugs coming
out of it after it was installed. He is now looking for a replacement.

Unfortunately, I'm located half way across the country and I really don't
have the tools to do the job. He needs the help from someone that can
help him select mill and install a new mantel to match the rest of the
room which I have not seen (probably lots of pine).

Any suggestions?

Couldn't he kill the bugs?

Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 4:08am (EDT+4) (Toller) doth query:
Couldn't he kill the bugs?

I'd suggest a large rubber mallet, so it won't leave hammer dings.

Or, I suppose he could call Terminex.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso

I guess these were large critters.

He does like the old bullet that was exposed when the wood was milled
but being a bit of a perfectionist he wants it replaced

J T wrote:
Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 4:08am (EDT+4) (Toller) doth query:
Couldn't he kill the bugs?

I'd suggest a large rubber mallet, so it won't leave hammer dings.

Or, I suppose he could call Terminex.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso

Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 7:30am (EDT-2)
(william*kossack) doth sayeth:
I guess these were large critters.
He does like the old bullet that was exposed when the wood was milled
but being a bit of a perfectionist he wants it replaced

In that case a .38 special, with wadcuttes, should work just fine.

"Perfectionist" is not the word I would have used.



JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso