What do you do with those old, unwanted hardcover books? Make a bookshelf of course! ^_^
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What do you do with those old, unwanted hardcover books? Make a bookshelf of course! ^_^
Via Boing Boing.
The bane of every book collecting person: the Silverfish. DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!!
How to get rid of them?
If one book has been infected, place it inside an air-tight plastic bag along with some silica gel desiccant. The silica gel is important to get rid of moisture, because you will now place the sealed plastic bag with the book in it inside the freezer. Leave it in there for a couple of days so that those bugs catch their death of cold.
If you're feeling particularly paranoid, (like I usually am) feel free to leave the plastic bag in there for a week. If they're not dead, then you might likely have an infestation of zombie silverfish, which is out of the scope of this blogpost.
But what if a whole colony of silverfish decided to invade your whole bookcase? Then you have to make sure you're ready for war.
Place a generous amount of silica gel (or if you can find it, diatomaceous earth) behind your books at the back of the shelves so that moisture levels remain low. Silverfish l…
How to get rid of them?
If one book has been infected, place it inside an air-tight plastic bag along with some silica gel desiccant. The silica gel is important to get rid of moisture, because you will now place the sealed plastic bag with the book in it inside the freezer. Leave it in there for a couple of days so that those bugs catch their death of cold.
If you're feeling particularly paranoid, (like I usually am) feel free to leave the plastic bag in there for a week. If they're not dead, then you might likely have an infestation of zombie silverfish, which is out of the scope of this blogpost.
But what if a whole colony of silverfish decided to invade your whole bookcase? Then you have to make sure you're ready for war.
Place a generous amount of silica gel (or if you can find it, diatomaceous earth) behind your books at the back of the shelves so that moisture levels remain low. Silverfish l…
Ted,
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1.At last I have found you. From top to bottom, I caught your words and put in my eyes.
2.Hah, impressive!
Er... actually I find it a little creepy that you're looking at me top to bottom. How long were looking at me...?
ReplyDeleteHaha... welcome to the blog anyway. Do drop by again!
My old-coworker makes these for a living, combining a witty selection of titles to create shelves with incisive haiku-ish messages. If you'd rather purchase one than make your own, check out http://www.thisintothat.com/
ReplyDeleteOoh! Those are pretty good! Thanks for the headsup, Tobin!
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