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No, not another Viagra thread.  I want to create an effect of aged wood, or even better aged, stenciled wood. Think like an old, old wooden ammunition box from Winchester or Remington. I've found some things online for using iron acetate (or more properly ferrous acetate) but I haven't seen anything done with aging wood that's already stenciled. Most of the discussions and videos are trying to get a weathered, gray barn wood effect. I have some steel wool in vinegar now, just letting it age. Will probably try some samples at 1 day, 2 days, etc. Or is it better to darken, then stencil, trying to achieve an aged paint effect? I have some ideas ruminating around, nothing built yet, so options are pretty open. End goal would be storage containers. Some crates or boxes to start with, but I think I'd eventually like to get to some small apothecary style drawers for a craft area. What say ye, wood hobbiests? -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | ||
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I would paint the stencil first, allow to dry and then "distress" the box to mimic the friction and banging around that age would bring. Once I was satisfied with that then I'd treat the wood to grey it out. A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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I use the vinegar/steel on wood and leather but mine sat for 3 months before I got the desired look I wanted. I used one gallon of vinegar and filled it full of rusty nails and just add to it as I use it. I use milk paint or natural earth paints and water them down to get an older, washed out look and after it drys hit it with the vinegar. Depending on what I am painting I will also add hide glue to the paint mix. Dark tung oil will also give wood an old look to it. I cut mine with lemon oil and it will absorb much faster. | |||
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Are you looking for a dark aged color or more of a sun bleached? I did the apple cider vinegar w/ 0000 steel wool and then once that dried I coated it with Minwax special walnut stain. Before I stained it I also hit the wood with various items such as nails, screws, the claw end of a hammer. And sanded down the edges and corners to give it a weathered/distressed look.  You need to pull the steel wool so it is loose otherwise it won't dissolve. | |||
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Varathane makes a "weathered wood accelerator" Gives the weathered gray effect I just walked into my local Home Depot for work and it was right along the paint counter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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The guys on Barnwood Builders put rusty nails in a pail of water for a while, then dip a rag in the water and rub over wood to age it. | |||
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Something like this on Armslist  My mix has sat for 24 hours, some fine wool dust at the bottom but no color. But, just a day so far. -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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That particular patina comes with exposure to UV light. Therefore, what I'd do to obtain that look is build the box, paint the stencils "distress" as I've noted before and then put it in direct sunlight (or under a UV light) until it darkened to the desired color. A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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I know that ammonia fuming will darken wood since the ammonia fumes react with the tannins in the wood. However, I don't know how it would react with other finishes already on the wood. This is one method used by us wood bow makers to darken and bring out the grain on our projects. It works best on ring poroous woods like oak, ash, locust, osage, hickory, etc. Straight ammonia is also nasty/dangerous stuff to work with and is highly corrosive to anything metal. It is best done in a fuming box with good ventilation should any fumes escape. The rust in vinegar is how vinageroon is made. If left long enough and most of the vinegar evaporates off, you'll wind up with a black jelly. It is great for bringing out grain structure. Ken | |||
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Lay it out on a flat shed roof over the winter. I've done a few coat racks w/shelves with a European kiln-dried hardwood (packing material) which sat out behind a warehouse for months, then on saw horses behind my house. It picks up a nice silver grey patina that stays in the wood even after sanding it smooth. Guitar makers are doing 'aged tonal system' woods now. They bake the wood to simulate age ... guess I'll stay off the beach to improve longevity. | |||
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That you could probably get by getting crafty with wood stains, and also beating the hell out of the box with different objects. Do the stenciling and then hit it with a fine sandpaper to remove some of it and make it look weathered. Then sand down the edges of the box and if you want to do some distressing, so that as well. Then stain on top of that. | |||
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Results so far, so in case anyone else wants to see how it looks.  Scrap pine. Dark spots on end are ferrous acetate (vinegar and steel wool). Right one I had filtered in coffee filter. The brownish area above that is good ol' Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil, one coat. That has promise. And, because I had some, and some scrap...  Oak, raw underneath, ferrous acetate on top creating a pretty cool ebonizing effect. Looks like I need to tweak the postimage URLs a touch. -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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