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  1. 15th July 2013, 03:23 PM #1
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    Default borers in old cricket bats

    Hi guys,
    I rescued a couple of old cricket bats my mum was going to throw out. One I fear is beyond help but the other will be ok...
    My question is... What can I do to 'nail' the wood borers without affecting the bat?
    Do give it a healthy dose of Linseed oil? The 'good' one is from the 20's-30's era (Bill Woodfull bat) and the bad is a Neil Harvey from the 50's I dare say.


    I'll try to display it along with some of the bats I used to play with. Any Ideas with this as well.... ?


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  3. 15th July 2013, 05:47 PM #2
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    Freezing will kill em.
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    Thumbs up Borer treatment

    rustynail has hit it on the head (every pun intended).

    A standard DAFF treatment for timber with borer activity is maintaining a core temp. of -18 degrees Celsius for a period of seven days.

    whilst that's not easy at home, wrapping the bat in plastic (bin liner or the like) and leaving in a domestic freezer for two to three weeks should kill the little blighters, while not damaging the bat.

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    Thanks guys,
    That'll be the issue... find a freezer to do the job...
    I'll ask around a work.
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    Thanks guys,
    That'll be the issue... find a freezer to do the job...
    I'll ask around a work.
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    you could also use a gardening technique they use on trees with borers... it attacks the larvae....u poke a length of wire down the hole...if its wet on return,, bingo! i would be a little cautious about putting the bat in the freezer in case it splits......probably unlikely, but if theres moisture in there, i dunno
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