[Woodcarver] Photos - Fumed Butternut

[Donna Menke]

Thanks for the photos. Fuming on butternut is surprising- and looks very nice. Good carving job too.
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book
New: Making the Hummingbird, video DVD 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjeKRc3dDGE


--- On Sun, 12/20/09, Shawn Cox <sdcox at aernet.ca> wrote:


> From: Shawn Cox <sdcox at aernet.ca>

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Photos - Fumed Butternut

> To: "'[Woodcarver]'" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 11:41 PM

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> Hi Donna et al,

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> Here is a link to a page with the Celtic cross showing the

> before and after

> effect on butternut.  I too had not heard of fuming

> butternut, however not

> having any oak at the moment I had the urge to carve I

> experimented and am

> quite please with the color that was achieved.

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> Link:  http://www.picturetrail.com/carletoncountycarver

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> Thanks..........Shawn

> 

> 

> Hi Donna,

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> I will take some pictures this weekend and post them with a

> link.  I will

> make sure to include a piece of the original butternut to

> show the

> comparison of color.

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> Shawn

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> Sent: December-17-09 12:32 PM

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> Shawn- that is interesting. I've never heard of fuming any

> wood but oak so

> I'm surprised to hear that it worked on butternut. 

> Any chance you could post a photo of the finished cross?

> Donna Menke

> http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 

> Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book

> New: Making the Hummingbird, video DVD 

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjeKRc3dDGE

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> > Just

> > completed a Celtic cross out of butternut

> > similar to the one featured in the GMC Carving

> Magazine

> > last month.  I

> > also tried out the fuming process with ammonia, only I

> used

> > butternut.  I

> > was very pleased with the result.  I left it exposed

> > to the household

> > ammonia for 48 hours.  I just need to apply some wax

> > as a finish, once the

> > odour from the ammonia disappears.  It has been 1

> > ½ days since I

> > removed it and the odour is almost gone. 

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