Advantages and disadvantages of smoked oak

In the interior, smoked oak is particularly elegant and noble.
The oak, which takes on a dark color in its processing, can be easily
combined with other woods.

The dark clay forms when smoking, when the wood is steamed with
ammonia-containing agents. The tint comes from the reaction between the
ammonia and the naturally occurring tannic acid in the wood. For smoking, the
European oak is often used, on the American red oak, the method is less
applicable.

Appearance

The dark tint of the smoked oak appears in different shades. For example,
smoked oak can be found in a hazelnut brown, but its brown color can go as
far as the black. The degree of tinting depends on the amount of ammonia used
for smoking, but also on the tannic acid, which is naturally present in the
wood and affects the coloration. Especially dark smoked oak is reminiscent of
antique oak furniture and can therefore be combined well with antiques. The
tint of the wood does not affect the natural structures and color differences
in the wood. The dark shades, however, are much less sensitive to
light.

properties

Smoked oak is a weather-resistant wood. It is not prone to tearing and is
rarely attacked by fungi or insects. In contrast to unprocessed oak wood, it
is less brittle. Because the smoked oak is treated with ammonia, salts form in
the wood, attracting moisture from the air. Nevertheless, smoked oak contains
less natural moisture than untreated oak, the wood does not distort easily.
The proportion of ammonia in the smoked oak is low and does not pose a risk
to health. Smoked oak can be worked well, the wood is easily sanded, drilled
and sawn. Before the wood is treated with glue or glue, it should ventilate
sufficiently to lose moisture.

use

As smoked oak is very hard-wearing, this wood is used for the production of
parquet floors, industrial floors and stairs, the manufactured products are
characterized by a high quality. Because of its dark tint, smoked oak is also
popular in the production of inlays and for various turning work. Because the
wood is insensitive to external influences, it is also well suited for the
production of high-quality garden furniture, also in boat building smoked oak
is used.

Advantages:

 

• Insensitive to external
  influences such as light and weather

 

• local wood whose
  production does not pollute the environment

 

• very firm and
  robust

 

• easy to combine with dark
  coloring and an alternative to tropical wood

Disadvantage:

 

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  • For sounding ammonia is
    used

   

  • the salinity in the wood
    is high