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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 27670, member: 25&quot;]If the wood is oak you are suffering tannic acid attack. It&#039;s called nail rot in oak ships with iron nails. Copper and copper based alloys are more resistant but not perfect. Teak can also have a similar effect. Because the corroded copper salts are larger in volume than the original material they ooze out. It&#039;s a slow process so a set in use and regularly cleaned should not be a noticeable defect, leave it for years and you get the effect you see. </p><p><br /></p><p>As noted, an overly humid environment will help the process along. If water were not what we were mostly made of it would be classed as a dangerous chemical.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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