master carpenter in South Georgia

[william kossack]

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?

[Toller]

Couldn't he kill the bugs?

[J T]

Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 4:08am (EDT+4) [e-mail] (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

[william kossack]

I guess these were large critters.

He does like the old bullet that was exposed when the wood was milled but be> Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 4:08am (EDT+4) [e-mail] (Toller) doth query:

[J T]

Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 7:30am (EDT-2) [e-mail] (william=A0kossack) 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