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Re: Query
From:
Dan Becker <[log in to unmask]>
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BP - "Shinola Heretics United"
Date:
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:28:55 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BP - "Shinola Heretics United" On Behalf Of Bruce Marcham
> Sent: November 18, 1999 11:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Query
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> Pardon my ignorance but what does ammonia fuming do for oak?

Chemically reacts with the tannins in the oak to darken it.  This is how
Stickley and others treated their furniture during the heyday of the Mission
style.  Chestnut also has the same kinds of tannins, and ammonia fuming also
works on it.
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