29-04-2022, 01:00 PM
Peter, out of interest, do you use European, or North American ash? We use the latter and I've never seen tracks like that in it.
As a broader point, we find that woodworm is a major and pretty much universal problem in late A7s (Mk2 Rubies and their derivatives), much more than in early models where the timber has usually often failed through fracturing or wet rot, rather than infestation. We have a theory that Austin must have used some sort of insecticidal treatment up until about 1936 - does anyone have any evidence to support that?
We treat all of our new woodwork with a good-quality spirit-based preservative such as Cuprinol or Ronseal.
As a broader point, we find that woodworm is a major and pretty much universal problem in late A7s (Mk2 Rubies and their derivatives), much more than in early models where the timber has usually often failed through fracturing or wet rot, rather than infestation. We have a theory that Austin must have used some sort of insecticidal treatment up until about 1936 - does anyone have any evidence to support that?
We treat all of our new woodwork with a good-quality spirit-based preservative such as Cuprinol or Ronseal.