Fumed white oak cabinets. I have converted to white oak only. Winkys workshop 3002 views. The insides of the cabinets will be pre finished 12 plywood. Fumed oak is also called smoked oakother species may also be fumed but.
I only do the stickley styles and once in a while do a little inlay and combo of the early 1900 designs. Flat cut quartered rift cut figuring. White oak in a slip match. I have fumed quartersawn red and white oak.
Does anyone have a preferred finish that you use on fumed quarter sawn white oak to make the rays pop. Broken stripe burl plain stripe. I left it overnight about 17 hrs and the color was perfect. Quercus alba quercus spp rift fumed white oak other names.
The quarter cut leaves the oak sheet with a straight grain. Quartered fumed white oak wood veneer also known as smoked has a very dark tone due to the nature of the process of fuming. The white looks much better. Veneers with a high tannin content react to this process and the wood darkens.
Since this product reacts in accordance to the amount of tannic acid that is present in the wood fumed allows for the creation of very unique and personalized effects. Traditional cooper george smithwick. How to lime finish oak. Repair any holes in the wood and.
Rubio monocoat fumed has been developed to create a special effect on oak that makes the wood turn gray. The face frames will be rift sawn white oak and the doors will be shaker style with 34 rift sawn rails and stiles with 38 quarter sawn panels. Ammonia fuming is a wood finishing process that darkens wood and brings out the grain pattern. American white oak country of origin.
United states species cuts. Quartered fumed white oak. The process works best on white oak because of the high tannin content of this wood. For architects and designers specifying fumed white oak veneer please reference product number dsv 0418 or order below.
White oak in a book match. There was some sapwood and it didnt darken at all but the variation was acceptable. Darken wood without stain fuming white oak with ammonia duration. I built a tent of 4 mil builders plastic about 8 bigger than the two cases all around and put 28 ammonia in several tuna fish cans in the tent.
This week i fumed two bookcases of white oak. It consists of exposing the wood to fumes from a strong aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide which reacts with the tannins in the wood. Fumed white oak wood veneer the veneer in this category has been exposed to gaseous ammonia in an air tight chamber for three to four weeks.