How do you treat younger wood to make it aged/darker looking without using oil color or varnish or paint?

Some woods can be ';fumed'; with ammonium hydroxide (25%) inside of impermeable plastic tents. This is done outside with good ventilation. You can make an enclosure easily using painters plastic and scraps of wood. For example, white oak turns to a dull gray when exposed to ammonium hydroxide. Most often, the process is followed by applying a protective clear coat rendering the wood a much warmer amber tone compared to a non-fumed piece.





There are many chemicals which impart various characteristics to wood. David Marks is very adept at using chemicals to achieve very unique colors and patterns in wood.





The process of fuming dates back to the early craftsman period.How do you treat younger wood to make it aged/darker looking without using oil color or varnish or paint?
scorch it using a torch, be careful not to light it on fire thoHow do you treat younger wood to make it aged/darker looking without using oil color or varnish or paint?
You can use a blow torch
try using iodine diluted with water.
you could use wax.