Old Barn Wood age question

[LarryEA]

I have a lot of old barn wood that is about 100years old.

Don't use it much but when I do I always try to 'age' the

cuts. Sometimes I do OK.

Any advice on how to color or NOT to color?

 

THanks All

[Ken O]

Been wondering that myself. Got a bunch of cedar fencing from a neighbor down the street and want to do a few projects with it.

[Fish]

The John Lennon face I did is from old oak from my brother. I liked the way it came out. What do you do to age it?

[sullyscroller]

I have done a number of portraits out of "old" barn boards, I've never worried or even tried to age the cut edges because it's almost impossible to get them to match. I do plane the surface but just enough to clean it up then put clear poly on it after the cut. Mostly i use the old boards for frames both planed and unplaned. Don't know if this helps

 

sully

Edited May 1, 2014 by sullyscroller

[oldhudson]

I've never tried this but I know an artist who makes a mixture of distilled vinegar, coffee grounds, and rusty metal bits (like old nuts, bolts, hinges etc.). She lets the solution sit for 3-5 days, mixes it with water 50/50, and then paints it on to wood and just let's it dry. I've seen this done on "new" wood and I've not see it side by side on barn wood, but I think it would work ok.

[LarryEA]

I've never tried this but I know an artist who makes a mixture of distilled vinegar, coffee grounds, and rusty metal bits (like old nuts, bolts, hinges etc.). She lets the solution sit for 3-5 days, mixes it with water 50/50, and then paints it on to wood and just let's it dry. I've seen this done on "new" wood and I've not see it side by side on barn wood, but I think it would work ok.

I'll try this unless something easier comes up. It's worth a try. 

[amazingkevin]

Wow these are worth there weight i gold tips and trick .Makes a lot of sense making a mixture of odds an ends

[spirithorse]

Try taking a test sample and just dip the end in old coffee. It will stain it nicely but,

I doubt that it will match the surface of the wood. It will basically just make the fresh

cut less noticible.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Dan]

Here's a recipe I found. I don't know if it really works but the photo looks impressive.

 

Recipe #1 for making faux barnwood...

Add 1 steel wool pad (0000 works well) for every 32 OZ of vinegar.
Let sit overnight
Strain the vinegar into a new container, removing as much steel wool particles as possible
Add water - 1:1 ratio
Apply to wood using whatever method you prefer 

 

You can see the photo here http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/10253219/list/Cabin--Barnwood--aging-cedar-to-become--faux--barnwood

[LarryEA]

I've never tried this but I know an artist who makes a mixture of distilled vinegar, coffee grounds, and rusty metal bits (like old nuts, bolts, hinges etc.). She lets the solution sit for 3-5 days, mixes it with water 50/50, and then paints it on to wood and just let's it dry. I've seen this done on "new" wood and I've not see it side by side on barn wood, but I think it would work ok.

 I gotta try Berry's artists mixture. It combines Spirithorse and Dan's suggestions.

Thanks all

[Ken O]

Here's a recipe I found. I don't know if it really works but the photo looks impressive.

 

Recipe #1 for making faux barnwood...

 

Add 1 steel wool pad (0000 works well) for every 32 OZ of vinegar.

Let sit overnight

Strain the vinegar into a new container, removing as much steel wool particles as possible

Add water - 1:1 ratio

Apply to wood using whatever method you prefer 

 

You can see the photo here http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/10253219/list/Cabin--Barnwood--aging-cedar-to-become--faux--barnwood

Learn something new every day! Thanks Dan!