kmealy Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I don't care much for it, but if you wish to engage in this (and it might just be a current fad). There are some ways to simulate it. https://www.familyhandyman.com/woodworking/how-to-make-your-own-barn-wood/?fbclid=IwAR2F_PJvolB7RU4HKeUJp9hz6OD4WZQMazed_RwCmvJNEZe6wpcJRhbYmXY&trkid=soc-fhm-facebook or a "weathered wood stain." Cal and Dadio 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Interesting, no really my thing either but someone might ask me to do it one day. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stick486 Posted March 28, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said: Interesting, no really my thing either but someone might ask me to do it one day. same here.. and I'll direct them to some body that knows... Gunny, Cal, HARO50 and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I attempt this from time to time for picture frames. I will have to give this stuff a try. Thanks Keith, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted March 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Cal said: I attempt this from time to time for picture frames. I will have to give this stuff a try. Thanks Keith, I like barns and have a few prints of barns that I have framed. One of them was made from an aged 2x2 tomato stake that I got from my dad's barn. I had to make sure the cut edges were all hidden. That's about the only "weathered wood" I have. But I have to fix a scratch in a weathered wood farm dining table today. Hate it. Stick486, Gunny, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gene Howe Posted March 28, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I get all the weathered and, distressed look I need every morning when I shave. Gerald, HARO50, Cal and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Years age, I was in a contractor/developers office that had a similar "rustic" finish on the walls. He told me that he had the wood sandblasted. Not something a do-it-yourselfer would probably undertake but it did look very real as far as aging. Dadio, HARO50 and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Larry Buskirk Posted March 28, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 And here I've been doing it the long way all this time. HARO50, Gene Howe, Gunny and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Gene Howe said: I get all the weathered and, distressed look I need every morning when I shave. ROTFLMAO Gunny, HARO50 and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 Of course, you could just go for pallet wood. Or not. https://www.familyhandyman.com/woodworking/the-top-7-reasons-why-pallet-creations-are-so-out/?fbclid=IwAR1Hie8zHZDLIrKoOrqgrnvqIgrY7eRKGkXy8wRl-k-atGNJEBjTO6WPYkw&trkid=soc-fhm-facebook Cal, Stick486, Gene Howe and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 5 hours ago, kmealy said: Of course, you could just go for pallet wood. Or not. NOT... thanks Kieth.. Cal, HARO50 and Gunny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Stick486 said: NOT... thanks Kieth.. Ditto. Got better things to do than bust pallets. Gunny, Cal and kmealy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 And now, <drum roll>, Faux charred wood (shou sugi ban) https://www.truevalue.com/charred-wood-accelerator-qt cf. original https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/dont-sand-burn-off-your-machine-marks-instead/ Dadio and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Looks like the active ingredient is Ferrous Sulfate Heptahydrate, and I see Amazon sells it in powder form. kmealy and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gene Howe Posted April 7, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 You know what? I spent 18 years getting ejikated and never saw the inside of a chemistry lab. You can call me mentally lazy but, I just want to buy a can or bottle of whatever, slosh it on and not worry about it's lineage. As long as it doesn't singe my eybrows, I'm OK with it. I'm aware some folks have to watch out for certain chemicals due to their reactions to them. I'm lucky enough to not be affected by only one formulation. Alcohol makes me stupider. Dadio, Gunny, Cal and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Gene Howe said: never saw the inside of a chemistry lab. Chem was always my weak point (except for concrete), but I do forensic searches on the web a lot, and it was easy to find the specs for the Varathane and figure out what makes it pop. Then a search on Amazon is usually a mind-clearer for technical things. If they sell it on line, it can't be that bad. For example, I couldn't find sarin on Amazon. Quel disappointmente. Gene Howe, Gunny, Cal and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, PeteM said: If they sell it on line, it can't be that bad. For example, I couldn't find sarin on Amazon. Quel disappointmente. But Wikipedia will show you how to make it. I got a half pound of cyanide capsules on Amazon. When our friends found out, they quit dropping by for coffee. Solved our prairie dog infestation, too. Stick486, Gunny and Cal 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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