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Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by masklinn on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @03:55PM (#31496813)
> I've got wooden furniture. It doesn't rot, because it's inside.

Also because it's treated.

Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by ars on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @04:06PM (#31496946)
Wooden furniture is not treated. You are thinking of pressure-treated lumber, which is not used for furniture, but rather for outdoor wood in contact with soil.
Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by masklinn on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @04:30PM (#31497213)
Staining is a treatment. So is waxing, or varnishing.

I’m sure some people leave their wood furniture unfinished but it’s certainly not the standard, and not how you make them last.

Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by muti on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @06:37PM (#31498361)
Completely untreated wood stored in a dry environment will last many years (hundreds? tens at least) without degrading. Look at woodworkers hoarding wood in basements, beams in old buildings, etc

Staining/waxing/varnishing is used to protect the surface from wear and tear or change aesthetics. A varnished table that has been worn through in areas can be sanded back and look like new. The wood under worn spots won't be noticeably different.

Re:Bugs are evolving to eat plastic, study finds by wyago on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @11:24PM (#31500263)
I've never heard someone in woodworking call finished wood "treated". That would be really odd, given that treated wood is a specific term of art.

Plainly oiled wood is pretty normal, and isn't going to do anything to protect against rot (because it doesn't need to indoors).