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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: smoke on December 11, 2015, 08:58:11 am

Title: Fumed white wood?
Post by: smoke on December 11, 2015, 08:58:11 am

Has anyone tried to fume white wood?  I'm finishing up a nice hackberry and debating how to color the wood.  Any experiences you have had are welcome. Thanks! Don

Title: Re: Fumed white wood?
Post by: wizardgoat on December 11, 2015, 11:54:05 am

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=55110.0

Try it on a scrap piece first

Title: Re: Fumed white wood?
Post by: DC on December 11, 2015, 12:06:26 pm

It all depends on the tannin content of the wood. The OS in that link turned that dark in 48 hours but I've had a piece of Douglas maple testing for a week and at best its a light grey. Like the Wiz says try a test piece. This is my test tank :D There is about a half inch of "Sudsy Ammonia" in it.