I want to make some fir boards look old and battered. I was thinking of burning it and then wire brushing it off. seems like this would be pretty messy though. It will be painted after.
Where can I find some information on other ways to do this?
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Chrisd
Use whatever works to get the look you want. Some folks swing a chain against the wook, file the edges, a few hammer dents, drop some things on it. But whatever you do, the distressing has to look as if it was made a long time ago, and then it too has worn smooth. after beating things up a bit, lightly sand the boards to soften the dents, scratches etc. whatever you do to distress the wood.
messy but effective. a little less messy and a little less effective is wire brushing alone. another approach involves sandblasting.
Do you have kids? Dave in Fairfax
Just build whatever you want out of it and then push it down some stairs...
I found I was too "regular" with the blunt instrument marks, so I gave them to the kids.
Randomized well.
Come on guys where is the standard reply or did that go out while I was away. GOOGLE!
Try it
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Try this link Chris...
Dusty
"A man without a wife is like a fish without a bicycle."
OK, build whatever you want out of the wood and then toss it down GOOGLE's stairs.
Give the board to a couple of kids to play with out in the yard and in a couple of days get the board back and start your project.
Why would somone beat up a perfectly good piece of wood? You wouldn't buy a new car and run it through a fence would you?
BGP
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