Bentwood Ring
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SteveJ
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Very nice. What is fumed oak?
WoodaCoulda
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Hi Steve and thanks! Fuming is a process that darkens wood. Here's the wiki blurb:
"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."
Fumed Eucalyptus and Aspen look pretty awesome.
SteveJ
Member
Did you fume it yourself? I've got a bunch of aspen burl-maybe I'll give it a try.
WoodaCoulda
Member
No, I bought it that way but I'm sure it can be DIY'd. Here's the fumed Aspen I mentioned…
