This insect, after living on the wood for a year or so, matures into a flying insect at the end of its life cycle. It burrows a hole about 1/32 to 1/16 inch in diameter, moves to the outside and ...

Q. What does "dry" or "kiln dried" mean when referring to hardwood lumber? . There is no precise definition for the term "dry" or "kiln dry" when referring to lumber. Even the grading rules do not ...

For home workshoppers this can be a challenge when pieces of wood are longer than what can fit into a household oven. What ...

Pressure-treated wood that hasn't dried requires special storage conditions, too. "If you are going to store the wood for a ...

Here where I live I don’t find insect infestations to be an issue with air-dried lumber that is not heat treated. In my decades of woodworking I’ve only ever seen once instance with an insect ...