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 subjecting fumes of a strong ammonia solution to wood for a particular period. We also call it …

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 hydroxide which reacts with the tannins in the wood. The process works best on white oak because of the high tannin content of this wood.

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 butternut—respond best to this treatment.

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 is that oak is a very porous wood and a stained piece will show the pigments filling the open pours of …

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 exposing strong ammonium hydroxide to the air. Household cleaning ammonia is too weak to be of much use; it is only a 5% solution.

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 straight ammonia. You need to find a way to confine the fumes from a pan of ammonia. Some polyethylene sheeting would work fine.

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 fuming process is used to turn the color of these woods into other shades of yellow and honey-browns. Oak, chestnut, redwood and hemlock are high in tannins.

Oct 1, 1997 · Synopsis: When many people think of Stickley, Limbert, or Roycroft furniture, fumed white oak is what they see in their mind’s eye. Kevin Rodel explains the history and methods behind ammonia fuming, starting with how to use it safely.