kmealy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not my cup of tea, but if you are looking for that weathered, Restoration Hardware sort of look: https://www.familyhandyman.com/painting/how-to-age-wood/ Have any of you done this type of finish? I know other vendors also sell such a product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Thuman Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not sure why anyone would want to prematurely age their wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, Michael Thuman said: Not sure why anyone would want to prematurely age their wood. I have built a few things for my sister that she has wanted built with "barn" wood or made to look aged and rustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Never used it but I know some "crafters" who want everything to look like it has been out in the weather for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Yep, the only thing I've ever done with "weathered wood" was a photo of a barn that I framed with wood from one of my dad's tomato stakes. Judiciously cut so no fresh cuts exposed. I hate working on that wood from Restoration Hardware, Arhaus and the like. It's almost impossible to repair. And I don't understand why someone would spend 5 figures on furniture that looked like it came out of a barn. I worked on some RH stuff a few years ago, a "deconstructed" upholstered chair. The frame was exposed and the first fabric you saw on the outside arms and back was the burlap lining for the inside. The aged the wood and even put in some faux tack holes around the outside of the frame and an occasional tack with a tuft of cotton to make it look like it had been taken apart. Landfill in 7 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 If I want to see old and distressed, I need look no further than a mirror. kmealy, p_toad and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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