First pic shows 3 dogwood staves (left to right)
left: fumed for 5 days with traces of cambium on
middle: fumed for 1 day cleaned before fuming
right: no fuming with traces of cambium for comparison
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next pic shows fresh cross cuts
l: fume damp has vaporized in the whole diameter
m: vaporized about 6 mm
r: just for comparison, no fume
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Here is a detail of the stave in the middle. Forgot to say it was split after the fuming process. Marks shows how deep the damp has vaporized in.
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next is a comparison between fuming and staining with iron oxide (something what is called vinegar stain here)
l: BL (from the Mohegan stave) stained
m: osage stained
r: osage fumed for 2 weeks
I used no vinegar for staining but iron chloride – works more aggressive.
The long time osage came out like ebony really cool color.
![](http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1502%20colors%20of%20osage/P1030903_zpssb8jhs0u.jpg)
next a detail of the staining, the fresh cuttings show now color inside the wood. All is on the surface.
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detail of the fumed osage, the damp was in the whole cross section
![](http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1502%20colors%20of%20osage/P1030908_zpssplnqbcq.jpg)
and a pic of the surface
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