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fumina

English translation: fume finish


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Italian term or phrase:fumina
English translation:fume finish
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21:25 Jul 11, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / wood floors
Italian term or phrase: fumina
varnish and paint used on wood floors : 'dopo una base avorio viene data della fumina bianca', or 'dopo una base nocciola viene data della fumina grigia'. I cannot find this term 'fumina' anywhere! Help?
itKara
Italy
Local time: 12:06
fume finish
Explanation:
It's ammonia fuming

Authentic Fume Wood Finish
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A fume-finish is a techinque used to color the wood. This type of finish is was ... The vapors from the ammonia will darken the wood and help bring out the ...

ammonia fuming : Hardwood Floor Finishing
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Has anyone tried to fume their white oak floors? This was a common stain technique 100 + years ago - perfected by Stickley, and apparently ...

Fuming Wood - Buzz Saw, The Rockler Blog
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8 Jun 2007 – Q. "Fuming wood. It's a finishing technique used in Mission style furniture. What strength ammonia is required and where to obtain it? ...
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 12:06
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fume finish


Explanation:
It's ammonia fuming

Authentic Fume Wood Finish
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
www.theturninggallery.com/Studio/AuthenticFumeWoodFinish.as... - CachedSimilar
A fume-finish is a techinque used to color the wood. This type of finish is was ... The vapors from the ammonia will darken the wood and help bring out the ...

ammonia fuming : Hardwood Floor Finishing
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
www.hardwoodflooringtalk.com › ... › Hardwood Floor Finishing - Cached
Has anyone tried to fume their white oak floors? This was a common stain technique 100 + years ago - perfected by Stickley, and apparently ...

Fuming Wood - Buzz Saw, The Rockler Blog
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
www.rockler.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/6/8/Fuming-Wood - CachedSimilar
8 Jun 2007 – Q. "Fuming wood. It's a finishing technique used in Mission style furniture. What strength ammonia is required and where to obtain it? ...

Shera Lyn Parpia
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Local time: 12:06
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Excellent, that you very much.

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