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Default Best substiution for fuming oak????

On Monday, January 24, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Steve wrote:
Anyone had any good results with stains or oils that produce the dark
reddish finish on Stickley type pieces? I don't want to get into fuming.

Thanks,
Steve


I had good luck on a base reproduced for a Globe Wernicke bookcase (pattern 297) a few years ago. I wonder if a stripped 100 year old piece can be still fumed. It seems that the tanic compounds in the wood might dissipate with age.