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ehem... How to prevent woods from bugs?... I've sawed into thin mahogany board and I save some time but I am very surprised there were several small holes.
if there were several small hole can I patch with woods or inlay?
thanks...

It's common to have bug holes in mahogany.
More in Honduran, less in African.
My experiences.

ya Alan that's on my honduran....

Herry,

These holes are simple to deal with. A little CA glue in the hole then sand over the area which will drag the sawdust over the CA in the hole. Or you can sand filling the hole with the dust and drop thin CA onto it but the former method tends to work better. Ultimately it will either look like a stable pin knot, or virtually disappear depending on the size of the hole. This will also work with HHG or other wood glues. Generally, even if it looks like a pin knot, it will virtually disappear under the finish if you plan to tint or stain the wood.

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Ummm Herry

them little holes are called "sound ports"
Now some like to fill them and me hear that
chewwy gum works best.

blessings
Padma

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Padma! Thanks!
My latest idea that I just now thought of is a pecky cedar top.
No soundhole cutting,
no rosette.
Just gotta find the right piece.
I wonder if I can find a piece of pecky cedar quartersawn.
Sorry.
What Bill said is a good fix.

Kejutan kejutan, Verhoevenc bercakap Melayu.
Baik untuk anda, menunjukkan anda mempunyai lebih banyak pada bola dari gitar.
Mungkin kita boleh merangkumi beberapa kali.

Padma

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And in plain simple English, the Padmeister said something like:

"Surprise surprise, Verhoevenc speak Malay.
Good for you, showing you have more on the ball of the guitar.
Maybe we can cover several times. "

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Very good Bill

The actual translation is

"Surprise surprise, Verhoevenc speaks Malay.
Good for you, shows you have more on the ball than just guitars.
Maybe we can covers some times. "

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Pretty fair for someone that grew up speakin' Texan eh?

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Bill Hodge


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Close.... I used FoxLingo.

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oh hoo.... I like to read this you can speak Malay or Indonesian hahaha... actually I don't speak English fluently too...
back to the bugs... I interest the occasional sprayin/bug bombing by the bug guys? any other poison to kill bugs?...

herry tze

tinggal jauh dari semburan bug pengeboman dan racun ..

Panas, panas membunuh mereka. Gelombang mikro untuk potongan kecil, oven untuk peti besar dan wap untuk potongan besar.

berkat




Best stay away from the bug bombing sprays and poisons...

Heat, heat kills them. Micro wave for small pieces, oven for big and steam box for large pieces.

blessings
Padma

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terima kasih Padma, jadi untuk membunuh kutu kayu seperti saya memasak kentang, dipanaskan atau di oven atau direbus ya?...

(thank's Padma, so to kill bugs like me to heat potato in microwave or oven that or even boil ya?) hehehe good idea...

what about some poison or pestiside? any one know???

whether the necessary prevention for the wood before a guitars? I'm afraid if the guitar done then the bugs ( ) began to gnaw ...

this is some pictures...