[TheForge] Aging wood

[Craig Schaefer]

What kind of wood?  Oak can be aged with ammonia fumes.  Turns the oak a 
nice aged brown, similar to the look of old craftsman style furniture.
Don't know if it works on other species, haven't tried it.

CraigS
Gresham, OR
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> We have frequently discussed rusting and aging iron but I have a client 
> for
> whom I have made a bee hive oven coals scraper and she wants the whole 
> thing
> aged...including the six foot handle. The iron has come up nicely but I 
> have
> no  clues as to how one might age wood. I have done the handle in 1-1/4"
> poplar.
>
> They are not trying to pass it off as an antique they just want it to 
> match
> a lot of the other old stuff they have. Also they intend to use it for 
> this
> Thanksgiving when they cook a turkey in the oven.
>
> Any suggestions much appreciated.
>
> Don Plummer
>
>
>
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