Making wood safe!!!!

[coastal20]

If the stump is not too big I would recommend boiling it in water. Using bleach you will have to keep soaking it in water baths afterwords till you cant smell the bleach anymore, then its not even 100% that all the bleach has leached out.
This info is not from personal experience, but from researching the web about the topic.

[deranged chipmunk]

do not bleach it. for one, it will actually turn it's color a bit. if you can, scrub it down with water. then you can either boil, bake or bbq it. i personally prefer the bbq method for large pieces. just be careful not to burn it. i once used a buddy's drying booth at his bodyshop for a large piece once

[1Dumpy]

I have a method for making wood safe, I am just wondering if the bleach will make this wood safe and kill this junk off.

[shatrar]

I have a question about this too. We have several manzanita trees in the yard and just cut a dead piece off of one. My husband is currently sanding it smooth, then we plan to boil it for a while. How long should we boil it, and is this a good way to make it safe for the white's tree frogs? Thanks!

[deranged chipmunk]

I have a question about this too. We have several manzanita trees in the yard and just cut a dead piece off of one. My husband is currently sanding it smooth, then we plan to boil it for a while. How long should we boil it, and is this a good way to make it safe for the white's tree frogs? Thanks!

30 minutes, minimum and yes

[NatureLady]

I personally bake my dry dead wood pieces in the oven after I scrub the he!! out of them.

[deranged chipmunk]

I have a method for making wood safe, I am just wondering if the bleach will make this wood safe and kill this junk off.

introducing bleach into a porous item like wood would be a very bad idea. you may never get it all out and it may leech out as the wood gets wet.