Fumed oak is wood that has gone through a process of ammonia fuming. The result is that wood becomes dark, and the process brings out the wood grain pattern. The process involves …

Ammonia fuming is a wood finishing process that darkens wood and brings out the grain pattern. It consists of exposing the wood to fumes from a strong aqueous solution of ammonium …

Ammonia fumes react with the natural tannins in certain wood species to deepen the wood’s color and enliven the figure. Woods high in tannin—such as white oak, beech, and …

Mar 25, 2020 · Comparing the effectiveness of household, janitorial, and industrial-strength ammonia. Learn more about fuming white oak, in this video.

May 11, 2020 · Although it is possible to mimic the look of fuming with various stains, it is very easy to differentiate a stained Craftsman-style piece from a fumed piece. The biggest problem …

Aug 12, 2016 · Ammonia fumes react with tannin, so only woods that contain tannin, like oak, walnut, cherry and mahogany, will darken when fumed. You create ammonia fumes by …

How do you fume white oak? I've never done this myself, but the method used is simple. You use concentrated ammonia. I'm not talking cleaning supplies here. You'll need to find a source for …

Dec 12, 2017 · Introduction to Fuming Oak with Ammonia. In this video I show a historical method for darkening white oak furniture with industrial strength Ammonia, inside a makeshift plastic …

Jan 25, 2017 · Joshua teaches simple ammonia fuming with cheap ammonia from a hardware store on a lovely red oak Moravian Footstool.

Apr 11, 2001 · Fuming is a process where the fumes of ammonia (a gas) are used on woods that have natural tannin. The ammonia fuming depends on how much tannin is in the wood. The …