bought a lot of timber

[user 19915]

Advice please also a few questions
So here we go i have bought all the timber in the photo.s although some have woodworm holes although the person i bought them from said they were nothing to worry about :roll: :roll:
so question 1 what,s your opinion on the woodworm holes ???
no 2 if you could name the timber by the photo.s
I will take better photo,s when it fine and i might have to sell some on as there was a lot more timber than i thought and i don,t turn some photo.s might be posted twice
Alan

 

[user 19915]

more to come i hope you can see the woodworm in the timber walnut i think plus other timber ??

 

[MrDavidRoberts]

I bought some oak floor recently from online shop (ebay) with woodworm holes in them- threw that stuff right out! Got a full refund as well...Wasn't even brave enough to use it to make planters out of it. Everyone at skip was thinking I was some nutjob that I threw out full boxes of oak flooring out just like that, however I think someone might have that flooring in his home right now as it was fished out in front of my eyes
+ that's a fresh timber you got there, I wouldn't risk it...

 

[RobinBHM]

Gosh those woodworm holes in image DSCF8793 are huge

I cant see clearly enough to see any detail on the timber, some of it looks like yew by the deep orange yellow heartwood and white-ish sapwood

Although I think laburnham looks like that too

 

[user 19915]

Yes some of it is yew And he did tell me what the timber was in the photo DSCF8793 but my memory is terrible although i did have a shock on how light it was a little like balsa wood although the timber on the bench is ash holly elm and ?? ps i only know this as it,s written on the timber
Alan

 

[Fitzroy]

Rub a candle over the holes to fill them, leave the wood in a clean place and watch for new flight holes with fresh sawdust to see if the worm is active or old and long gone.

F.

 

[user 19915]

Thank,s i will do it this afternoon how long do you think would be a suitable time to wait to see if there is any activity with them ??
Alan

 

[Fitzroy]

No idea, I was advised to do the same for some roof timbers in an old house I bought. I watched them closely at first then lost interest several years later an still nothing so assumed old and inactive. At least a few months I'd have thought.

F.

 

[Chrispy]

Worm usually emerge May/June sort of time so look around then.

 

[Alexam]

It is Laburnum ( dark with light edge bark) and I have a load of similar timber .... without the woodworm. Lovely stuff.
Malcolm