Hello DrDawg
hope your day is going well. My apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Thank you for your quick reply, and yes I have spoken with you before, it was about mites.
Your slabs are definitely cleaner than what I have. I took a big wiff and it doesnt smell smokey. I was calling the inner part of the tree because there is a distinct difference between the 2 layers. The inside layer yes is very dark in color, but looks very fibrous, which almost looks like tree fern material. When I took the microscope to a couple of pieces it had these little tiny white dots,the size of a pinhead to ballpoint pen tip. I'm thinking they were crawlers of a bug. While I did see 2 tiny white bugs running around that looked like a flea, before I sprayed, there seems to nothing moving now, I think anyway. I noticed your cork being very kinda blondish I color, Do you do anything to the cork, before putting it in water for salt removal? ie. Metal brush, sand paper. Or do they come that way to you? I'm not sure if I should bleach them? Because of some white fungi that I saw under the scope. Should I scrape all the inner stuff of, should I keep it? I guess im basically asking what your process would be.
Well I was hoping you let me know how these are prepped. I did take some more pictures of cork pieces in question, and they are very close up. Trying to get the url or actually post them here.
I guess when you get your they are already cleaned. I have taken more pics just so you might have abetter look. I have applied a couple more coats of a insecticidal soap.
Ok well hope those pics are ok. Very much look forward to your Reply
