I did a staircase of treads and 59 spindles. I left the parts in the tent
for 2..maybe 3 days. The tent was barely bigger than the stock (2 batches)
... about a cubic yard.
My experience was that most of the color change appeared in the first 8
hours and then it tapered off from there. My casual experiments showed that
more time resulted in deeper penetration. Compared to stain the (color
change) penetration was impressive... about 1/8". That is, you would have to
try really hard to sand through the color.
One thing NOT to do: put the tent outside with an unpitched "roof".
Condensation formed on the top of the tend and dripped onto a few pieces. It
caused a bit of ugly staining.
Good luck with that
-Steve
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news:1164727378.547833.140940@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...> Thanks for all the replies.
>
> I really like the thought of using household ammonia vs. trying to
> track down the 25%% stuff.
>
> Can I assume that the 5%% stuff will simply take 5X the time to fume.
> If so that's no big deal. The Fine Woodworking article showing fuming
> results for 0-36 hrs using the 25%% stuff. I have no problem letting my
> project fume for a week or more if it'll work.
>
> TIA. This group is still one of the highlights of Usenet.
>
>
>
> Stephen M wrote:
>>> Don't laugh but I'm thinking of using my pickup truck bed with canopy
>>> top as the fuming chamber once the table is done. Then I'll use
>>> linseed oil and probably a satin oil for the top for added protection.
>>
>> that's kind of big, but it may work OK
>>
>>> P.S. No, I don't plan to drive the truck while the fuming process is
>>> taking place!!
>>>
>>> Am I crazy or will this work?? Has anyone fumed white oak before?? Any
>>> tip or techniques?? I did read the Fine Woodworking article from isssue
>>> 126.
>>>
>>
>> I have successfully fumed with hosehold ammonia... the article's
>> assertion
>> that you need the industrial stuff is simply wrong.
>>
>> I can only assume that the author was just repeating an accepted "fact".
>>
>> Is industrial faster/better/different? maybe, but household ammonia does
>> does work.
>>
>> DAGS... we've touched on this topic here before.
>>
>> Steve
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