Hi Dexter, I missed the part about fuming and went straight to the photos. The first thing I picked up on was the fleck in the oak. Then when I went back and read the description and it made sense why it popped so much. I really appreciate you sharing it with the group.
-Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dexter Bland" <dexterbl...@gmail.com> To: "legacy-ornamental-mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:38 PM Subject: Coffee Table Project > The tables were made from quarter sawn white oak and the finish color > was obtained by fuming with ammonia and water sealed. The fuming > process is done just by enclosing the items in a sealed area with a > liquid ammonia solution. The longer you leave the wood exposed to the > fumes, the darker the color. These pieces were fumed for about 12 > hours. Some people build poly tents around the item and fume them that > way. To do all five pieces that I made at the same time, I used a > small U-haul trailer with a good rubber seal to provide the > containment. The fuming really brings out the rays in the wood. The > photos don't really show how much the grain stands out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
