45 Ammonia Fuming: Other sources of information, please?
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This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 1, by multiple authors.
45 Ammonia Fuming: Other sources of information, please?
Several fairly recent publications come to mind:
Gene Lehnert, "Craftsman Style Comfort in a Morris Chair", Fine Woodworking,
No. 101, pp. 41-42 (1993)
Joseph J. Bavaro and Thomas L. Mossman, "The Furniture of Gustav Stickley",
Linden Publishing Co., Fresno, pp. 84-87 (1996) ISBN 0-941936-35-X.
This excellent resource presents very useful information on construction of
Stickley-style furniture. A very questionable part of their fuming
technique is the lack of a sealed floor in the fuming enclosure shown in
the photo-illustrations.
Kevin Rodel, "Fuming with Ammonia", Fine Woodworking, No. 126, pp. 46-49
(Oct. 1997). This is the best illustrated article I've yet seen, with very
useful photographs to indicate the range of tones achievable by this
method. He also shows some results for woods other than white oak. A
must-read article.
Phil Rose
June 1997
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