[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Pessemist

Wood is dry there with no evidence of any growth in the damaged area. This is furniture pressure treated and designed to be outside.

Furniture pressure treated? They used to use copper arsenate I believe that is no longer used-not to good for people working with it or people eating off tables treated with it.
In any case the preservative does not go fully thorough every part of the lumber.
When, it is cut to length it opens untreated wood to attack.

You should not sand or burn lumber treated with copper arsenate.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Furniture pressure treated? They used to use copper arsenate I believe that is no longer used-not to good for people working with it or people eating off tables treated with it.
In any case the preservative does not go fully thorough every part of the lumber.
When, it is cut to length it opens untreated wood to attack.

You should not sand or burn lumber treated with copper arsenate.

Once again I respond on this site with actual hands on experience. In my construction career I probably built close to 2,500 decks, arbors, gazebos and walkways/ramps using pressure treated lumber and yes it was treated with copper arsenate. We even burned scraps in fires to keep warm and to dispose of the waste. Cut it , sanded it , carried it on shoulders without a shirt on . I’m still ok

[jmaccallum]

Originally Posted by Pessemist

We live in Village of Belle Aire. I just had our porch epoxied and discovered that just one leg of a small table looks like it has been chewed. No other furniture touched. Any ideas? Have Not even seen a squirrel in the yard. Did see some rabbits awhile back. Trying to figure out animal that did this?

It was a rat.

[Freehiker]

Definitely polar bear.

I was a biologist for over 40 years and have see this exact same damage many times.

[dhdallas]

A crack addict from Leesburg.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

A crack addict from Leesburg.

Aaahahahaha! You win! That is definitely the culprit.
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