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brenellic2000 · 30th Aug 2017, 4:22 pm

Yes, 'artists' turpentine as got from distilled rosin... '100% natural' ... as is creosote from distilled coal-tar, or wood-tar... yet wood-tar creosote is less effective than coal-tar which is derived from... wood. Hmmm!

Turpentine doesn't kill all known bugs... Australia has different 'bugs' to us.

Creosote (not trademarked oil-based 'Creocote') remains available on licence in the UK to utilities because nothing - but nothing - beats it! All toxins work because they are... toxic. Gosh! The problem is two-fold; each distillation differs (which confuses the legislators) and the mindless indiscriminate misuse by idiots!

The GPO (BT) / National Grid are already starting to replace 'new improved preservative treated' but now rotting telegraph poles! Its a funny old world!

30th Aug 2017, 4:22 pm	#37
brenellic2000 Octode Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rye, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 1,647	Re: Woodworm damaged cabinets Yes, 'artists' turpentine as got from distilled rosin... '100% natural' ... as is creosote from distilled coal-tar, or wood-tar... yet wood-tar creosote is less effective than coal-tar which is derived from... wood. Hmmm! Turpentine doesn't kill all known bugs... Australia has different 'bugs' to us. Creosote (not trademarked oil-based 'Creocote') remains available on licence in the UK to utilities because nothing - but nothing - beats it! All toxins work because they are... toxic. Gosh! The problem is two-fold; each distillation differs (which confuses the legislators) and the mindless indiscriminate misuse by idiots! The GPO (BT) / National Grid are already starting to replace 'new improved preservative treated' but now rotting telegraph poles! Its a funny old world!