Modern design developments for interior design or the creation of furniture structures made of natural wood have recently proven themselves to be very original proposals. One of the fashion trends is the use of wood with the effect of aging, which is achieved by artificial methods.
What is brushing?
The word "brushing" is translated from English as "brush". Do-it-yourself tree brushing is done with a hard brush, which removes some of the fibers from the surface of the workpiece, and the created relief is emphasized by coatings. The process involves the creation of a surface in which rings appear and a pronounced structure.
How does a tree age?
Today, ordinary furniture can be given an original style if the wood is artificially aged using special methods. Interiors made of such details will also look expensive. Natural conditions help the tree grow old, but it takes quite a long time. At home, by reducing the time, you can get the final result by subjecting the wood to mechanical processing and coating with special compounds. In this article, the home master will receive not only advice, but also the answer to the question of how to age a tree with your own hands using special methods.
A few tips:
- A good effect can be achieved if used for work old boards. The absence of such simple material at home or on the site does not mean that it is not nearby. Most often, neighbors are willing to give away unwanted boards for free.
- It should be remembered that the purchase of old boards facilitates the work process, it is not difficult to age them.
- Wood different breeds ages differently regardless of the fact that the same coating materials are used. The fastening of products with different aging effects must be provided in advance in the finished wooden structure.
- A finished aged board today can be easily purchased at a store or on the market, sometimes there is no need to do the work.
Necessary materials
Work on the aging of the tree is carried out using:
- brushes with metal bristles;
- circular brush;
- sandpaper;
- sawdust brushes;
- several brushes;
- white spirit (solvent);
- dark "Pinotex";
- transparent and white azure "Belinka";
- big sponge.
Wood processing can be carried out in five ways.
Wood aging workshops
1. Aging by removing fibers from the surface, followed by painting.
For aging a tree with your own hands is used brush with metal bristles. It removes some fibers, due to which a unique pattern is created, which will later be emphasized by painting.
First the tree is needed sand, then process with a circular brush in an automated way. You can use a brush with a metal bristle and carry out the processing manually. In any case, the lines are drawn along the fibers.
When the sawdust is removed, a completely new look of the board is revealed, which needs to be emphasized with paint to age the wood.
Then the cleaned product is processed twice with a brush or roller, a translucent azure is applied to it. Belinka».
After a short time, a small layer of coating must be removed with a sponge to reveal relief. If such an aging effect satisfies the master, he can apply a transparent varnish on top.
In another case, the effect can be emphasized by applying another thin layer. azure, which is also removed with a sponge to make the bleached linen popular in this style. Lacquer or transparent paint is applied to the dried tree in one layer.
Various elements of wooden structures, made using this technology of wood aging, are perfectly combined in the old style.
2. Creating the effect of aging with a brush.
With the help of a brush, the wood is processed manually, which is covered with a white opaque azure in one layer. When the coating dries, the product is processed again.
The effect of aging becomes a white surface with a relief pattern.
3. Creating an antique pattern on a tree, which is covered with several layers of paint.
With this do-it-yourself wood aging, you can give it an ancient look when the thing looks like it has been worn from time to time. To begin with, the material is subjected to minor damage when it can:
- beat with a hammer;
- pierce in some places;
- scratch with a cutting tool;
- damage with a screw head or an iron bar;
- and other.
All possible manipulations are performed on the tree that can emphasize the ancient relief. After a layer is applied to the surface Pinotex having a thick consistency. Due to its density, it will be laid unevenly.
After the thick layer has dried, the surface must be finely brushed or sanded again. Damage should be kept small so that the effects of time appear to be minimal. Now the product is covered with white azure " Belinka", which has a liquid consistency. The coating must be applied in a thin layer, not necessarily evenly.
When the top layer dries, it must be scraped off, for which a brush is used, which performs longitudinal movements. The resulting relief emphasizes the effect of antiquity, but the color is still far from the real color that an aged tree has.
Now, in order to make a thing more natural, its shade must be slightly muffled. Azure is mixed with white spirit in a ratio of 1:1.
The product treated with the mixture has a calm surface in a warm tone, from under which the dark surface of Pinotex is visible. In this way, it is good to create aged wood furniture with your own hands.
4. Treatment by fire.
A gas burner is used. The result can be achieved in three ways:
- Wood processing is not required, its structure is emphasized by firing. Then the material is processed with fine sandpaper, sawdust is removed, and varnish is applied.
- Mechanical processing is carried out and the material is fired. As a result, the surface looks three-dimensional, and the tree looks rich.
- Do-it-yourself wood aging is achieved by intensive firing, when some fibers are removed. Then the product is mechanically processed with a brush having a hard metal bristle.
5. Creation of a three-dimensional product with gross damage, varnished.
The wood brushing tutorial shows what you need to do step by step in order to properly age the wood:
- First you need to make the right choice wood. She can't be young or tarry. It is better to use material with a clear structure.
- Manual processing is used plane, and not electric, which is not able to emphasize the natural effect.
- On the board manually with chisels serifs are made that do not have the correct shape. Notches must be made on the edges so that it looks like the product was chopped with an ax.
- In automatic mode with drills and hard fibers of the nozzle soft fibers are removed from the wood. Movement during work should be light. If you use a regular brush, then the processing will be rougher.
- Blunt nail allows you to add wormholes to the decor. It can be used to make shallow holes.
- The surface is cleaned with a brush from debris, it is applied Pinotex Ultra. This paint-lacquer is resistant to environmental influences.
- After drying, the surface is treated fine sandpaper, the processing of which will emphasize dark depressions and light ledges, giving the product volume. The pronounced wood structure now looks very beautiful.
- In conclusion, the tree is covered again varnish.
Photo of brushed wood
Examples of photographs depicting processed material allow you to see the wide decorative possibilities of wood aged by artificial methods. Products from various types of mature wood, opened with varnish, paint, wax, oil after brushing, can acquire all kinds of shades and get a new life.
Brushing wood with your own hands is an interesting technology that allows you to artificially age a tree. The natural aging process takes decades. But now, with the help of special tools, this effect can be achieved at home quickly and without significant material costs. Aged material is ideal for decorating classic, vintage and rustic styles.
Brushing wood with your own hands: how the process is carried out
Residents of modern cities increasingly prefer styles with a pronounced individuality in the decor of the room: classic, vintage, rustic and country.
The main detail of such interiors is wood. Thanks to this material, the design of the room acquires a uniqueness and inimitable charm. But for a classic and vintage style, a tree in its original natural form is not suitable. In this case, an aged tree is best suited, which has a more attractive and noble appearance. This material is suitable for the manufacture of any element of decor: a vintage lamp, a wooden chest of drawers, stylish doors and window frames, fireplace cladding.
Under natural conditions, the process of wood aging drags on for decades, since the original patterns on the wood surface are formed slowly and unevenly. Therefore, this material is rare and expensive. But among modern technologies there is a simple and fast way to artificially age a tree. This process is called brushing. Interest in this method is shown not only by lovers of elite vintage furniture, but also by those who want to diversify the interior of country houses.
Do-it-yourself wood aging (brushing) is a decorative technology for processing wooden products, during which an artificial effect of antiquity is created for an ordinary wooden surface. The method got its name from the English word brush - brush. The aging process is also called wood structuring.
The method of artificial brushing is based on the difference in hardness of the layers that make up the wood. In the process of work, the soft light layer is removed. As a result, the areas become embossed, which gives the material a special look that is inherent only in fairly old trees.
Types of safe finishing materials for interior decoration, their specificity and features of use, prices.
Process automation: machines and machines for brushing wood
Mass production of artificially aged wood requires speed of work. Some stages of wood processing can be mechanized, which will simplify the work of obtaining aged wood. To do this, you will need drills with speed control and special machines for brushing.
Consider the most popular models of specialized techniques for structuring a tree.
Festool rustofix ras 180 wood trimmer or brush machine. Wood brushing brushes can be purchased with this tool. They are of three types:
- steel wire brush for primary processing of boards;
- brush with synthetic bristles for intermediate grinding;
- sisal or hair brushes for polishing the back surface of the product.
The Makita 974 grinder is used for brushing wood. But during operation, difficulties may arise with the processing of areas at the corners of the part. Therefore, at the joints, it is recommended to use a special angle grinder with different nozzles or use a nylon brush dressed on the grinder for brushing. Such a brush is highly wear-resistant and allows you to process the ends, edges and contours of parts with complex shapes.
The Felisatti AGF 110/1010E grinder is suitable for processing both smooth and uneven surfaces. The tool comes with nylon and metal brushes.
Helpful advice! It makes sense to buy a wood brushing machine only if large volumes of work are planned. Brushes for brushing wood can be bought both with a machine and purchased separately.
How to age a tree with your own hands: technology
The process of aging opens up the widest possibilities for the master to change the structure and color of different types of wood. Before proceeding directly to structuring, the wood must be prepared. The material for brushing should be free of defects, notches and irregularities, and the humidity should be 10-12%, but not more than 15%. If the tree does not meet these characteristics, then the wood fibers will tear during processing, and a beautiful result from structuring will not work.
Let us consider in more detail the process of how to age a tree at home. The work with the material can be divided into several stages.
Before starting work, it is necessary to perform the primary processing of the part, namely: to moisten the tree. This will prevent the spread of dust throughout the room during operation.
Next, you will need a manual brush for processing. Depending on the hardness of the wood, we choose the stiffness of the metal brush for roughing. The bristles of the tool must easily remove soft surface fibers, but must not damage hard ones. Move the brush in the direction of the fibers.
If you decide to automate the processing process using a brush for brushing wood on a grinder or grinder, then you should remember that the movements are carried out along the fibers. It is necessary to move the tool with such intensity that the fibers are effectively scraped out.
You need to carefully select the speed: too high a speed of the brush can cause the wood to bake. When using a hand tool, this problem does not arise, but more effort needs to be applied. Also, manual processing will be delayed in time.
Helpful advice! It is better to select the speed on a separate small sample of the tree. The optimal number of revolutions is 1500-2200, but for different breeds it may differ.
Then we carry out the primary grinding of the part. To do this, we use a polymer brush with an abrasive applied to it. This stage will remove roughness and fiber fragments from the surface of the part. By removing all unnecessary, you can evaluate how deeply and efficiently the structuring of wood is performed. If necessary, the grooves can be further deepened, making the structuring more distinct.
At the next stage, you can think about the decorative design of the part. For this, recesses and grooves of arbitrary shape are made with a chisel in different places of the part. In appearance, they will resemble cracks that appeared naturally.
Next comes the final polishing. To do this, you need a sisal or hair brush. This tool for wood will give the details a finished look, fully showing all the decorative texture. In manual processing, instead of a brush, fine-grained sandpaper with an abrasive surface is used. It will allow you to make a perfectly polished surface of the workpiece.
Then the wood must be well dried. It must be completely cleaned of dust and thus prepared for further painting and varnishing.
The application will make the product look old by creating contrasting textured patterns. A generous application of the composition with quick removal of excess will allow you to paint parts with soft fibers and leave light areas with hard fibers. Soft fibers quickly absorb paint, which means they are dyed, while hard fibers do not have time to absorb the pigment during this time, so they remain light. A tree painted with gold or silver paint looks especially beautiful.
Against the background of the natural color of the tree, this pigment creates glare on the surface of the part in the sun. This gives the product an original decorative effect and luxury. The product will look especially presentable if the tree is patinated - painting over the deepest cracks with darker paint.
At the final stage, the product is polished again to remove the roughness and irregularities that appeared after staining.
Helpful advice! Lacquering is carried out on completely dry and cleaned wood. To paint brushed parquet, it is necessary to use a special parquet varnish. This will allow the finished coating to maintain a presentable appearance and performance characteristics for a long time.
Wood brushing: features of wood chemical structuring
Brushing with the help of chemistry is rare, even though the use of chemically active compounds greatly facilitates the process of artificial aging of wood. To carry out chemical processing of wood, it is necessary to have special knowledge and skills to work with chemicals. In addition, the method has a drawback - it is not always easy to buy the necessary reagents.
For the chemical structuring of a tree, acids are needed: hydrochloric and sulfuric, alkali and ammonia. Reagents applied to the surface of the material corrode the soft fibers. The master can only scrape off unnecessary wood.
Stages of chemical brushing of wood:
- Surface grinding and decontamination.
- Apply a thin layer of chemicals to the surface of the part. During chemical structuring, the evaporation of reagents must be monitored. If necessary, it is recommended to reapply them.
- When the chemical has worked, that is, softened the outer fibers, the part must be washed under running water and the remnants of the reagent removed with a soft bristle brush.
- Next, the tree must be thoroughly dried, painted or varnished.
The availability and demand for brushing allows you to perform this method at home. When structuring wood, it is imperative to adhere to safety regulations. Work with tools and a machine for brushing wood should be carefully and carefully. All artificial structuring processes must be carried out in special protective clothing, goggles and gloves. If antiseptic solutions are used during work or too much dust accumulates in the air from wood, then you should work in a respirator.
Brushing a wooden surface is an unusual way to make a piece of wood more beautiful, unusual and attractive. This method is very popular among interior designers and ordinary people, since everyone can artificially age a tree. You need to spend a little time and effort to get luxurious furniture or a chic original ceiling, stylized antique. For a better effect, patination of furniture can be carried out.
Artificial brushing of wood: the price of work
The main task of wood brushing is to create and emphasize the unique texture of the surface of the board. The result is a material with a clearly defined natural material pattern. The procedure is suitable for many types of material. The cost of standard brushing is 350 rubles. per sq. m. When ordering additional painting, the cost increases. The price of the work depends on the chosen type of wood, as well as on the size of the board.
The cost of each stage of artificial aging is usually calculated separately. You can order separately grinding or just impregnation. The most profitable option is a full brushing service from the beginning of work to the final coverage with the purchase of material. It is possible to perform artificial structuring from your material.
Wood brushing workshops perform an individual calculation of the cost of processing, depending on the type of wood, the size of the product and the list of services.
Brushing is performed over any kind of wooden materials:
- bar;
- lining;
- planks;
- block house;
- planks.
Scope of application of tree structuring technology
The structuring method is very popular in the manufacture of interior items and room elements. Such wooden products will be an original addition to classic and vintage interiors. In addition, the advantage of brushing technology is the ability to independently create exclusive items. In addition, this method belongs to the category of simple processes available to everyone.
Fireplaces, shelves, columns, wall panels, as well as aged wood are used as ceiling beams with a brushed board. This material creates a unique entourage for living rooms and halls, halls of cafes and restaurants. The interior design is filled with aristocracy and luxury, and aged wood creates warmth and comfort in the room.
Wooden furniture with brushed elements looks stylish and sophisticated. Artificial aging and patination of wood with your own hands allows you to make absolutely any furniture: cabinets, chests of drawers, pegs, beds. The use of brushed elements in furniture and interior design has no restrictions and prohibitions - it all depends on your imagination and creativity.
One of the most interesting ways to add zest to wooden objects is to age them. In this article, read how to age wooden products with your own hands.
Wood is one of the most easily processed materials. This is what makes it possible for manufacturers of wood products to pamper their customers with various options for decorating and finishing. One of the most interesting ways to add zest to wooden objects is to age them. For such a procedure, not so much time is needed, but efforts so that the cherished years or even decades are reflected on the tree in a matter of days.
brushing
Brushing is one way to help age a young tree. This method is actively used in all workshops where they are engaged in artificial aging.
It got its name from the English word brush, which translates as "brush". After all, the main tool that helps to age a tree by this method is a metal brush. With the help of such a simple tool, soft fibers are gradually removed from a wooden blank, as a result of which pronounced growth rings begin to appear on the surface. Such a pattern can only be observed on old, worn boards, but here it appears in a few hours. However, a simply rubbed tree does not look very aesthetically pleasing, therefore, after the initial rough processing, the workpiece is brought to its final form. First, with the help of a special tool, they get rid of burrs on the surface, then the products are polished,. There is the option of painting different parts in different shades to create a patina effect. The floor aged with the help of brushing looks very colorful.
Brushing, as a rule, is used for aging rough surfaces: floors, walls, doors. But you need to remember that not every type of wood can be brushed. Perfectly grow old by this method, pines, larches. And, for example, such species as beech, birch, maple have an unexpressed texture and are not suitable for brushing. Of course, this method cannot be applied to MDF products.
Paint wear - patination
If you still need to age solid beech or maple doors or pieces of furniture, you will have to be more subtle and use the patination method.
First, paint is selected that matches the basic tone of the piece of furniture. With this composition, the wooden surface is covered in one layer, after which the tree is allowed to dry. Next, a second thin layer is applied over the first layer of paint. For this, a light tone can be used, up to milky white. It is important that the second paint is not too light or bright. The fact is that an overly bright coating will look too new, which will reduce the effect of antiquity.
After applying the second layer, it is also allowed to dry.
When the staining is over, it's time to create the necessary effect of antiquity. For this, a small skin is taken, with the help of which scuffs are made on the surface of the tree. It is important to achieve a result when the lower base begins to look through the top layer, as if the furniture has been painted more than once.
The degree of "shabby" wood can be adjusted independently, bringing the piece of furniture to the desired age.
Wood scuffs
Another way to create artificial scuffs is to wax the wood surface. Separate parts of the product are rubbed with paraffin, before that the tree should already be painted antique. As soon as the job is done, the product is covered with a new layer of paint, lighter than the base. Next, with a spatula, a layer of paraffin is removed, and the wood is carefully polished. It remains to tint the wood surface with a stain, and then wax it. With the help of this technique, a believable effect is created, it has been used for more than a dozen years.
Staining is another common and very effective way to age wood. As a rule, it is also used for processing furniture or doors.
- You need to start by completely covering the product with a basic layer of water-based stain.
- Immediately after this is over, a soft, clean sponge is taken, with which you need to wash off the freshly applied stain, but only from certain places. First of all, the middle parts of the boards should be processed, while the borders, cracks, corners should be left intact. Hollows and hard-to-reach places can be painted with a brush.
- When the tree has dried, a finishing layer of stain is applied to it, but already on the basis of white spirit or another composition, after which the workpiece is allowed to dry again.
- The next stage of aging is filling the wood pores with shellac primer using a brush or the same sponge. This is done to fix the color of the product.
- At the end of the treatment, antique wax is rubbed into the wood fibers with a special metal brush.
- As a result, the surface receives the necessary texture, and the effect of aging will remain for a long time.
If you want to have an aged chair or doors with patina, but you don’t want to do it yourself, you can always buy them in a store where professionals have done it for you.
wood stain
In retail, stains are found in the form of dry powders and alcohol solutions. The basis of most natural compositions is a humic dye, which is extracted from brown coal or peat. It is equally soluble in alcohols and in water, penetrates deeply into the structure of the tree. Humic acid gives the wood a rich and even walnut brown color that is resistant to UV rays. Another name for this dye is "nut stain".
The color density can be varied by changing the concentration of the drug or the number of applied layers. An important distinguishing feature of stains and pickling solutions from paints is transparency. Soaking into the structure of the tree, they do not form films on the surface, retain the texture pattern, giving it a more noble color.
Decorative water-based stains prepared from a dry powder dissolved in water to the desired concentration. It is convenient to apply them manually and mechanically, they lie flat on the surface of the wood. The disadvantage of an aqueous solution is the formation of pile on the surface due to swelling of the fibers. Therefore, a light intermediate sanding is necessary before finishing with varnishes. The diluted composition is not stored for a long time.
Alcohol-based stains produced in the form of ready-made solutions with a wide range of colors. Working with such solutions is more difficult than with aqueous solutions, as they dry very quickly and have a pungent odor. It is possible to qualitatively paint the surface with an alcohol stain only with a paint sprayer (it is better to work with a respirator and gloves). The brush can only cover small surfaces. The layers that have had time to dry, overlapping each other, create an uneven, dirty color.
Alcohol-based stains are not waterproof and require a protective varnish coat. The advantage over water stains is the absence of lint.
salt
Metal salts also give wood different shades. They are called mordants. For example, iron sulfate changes the color of wood from green-brown to almost black depending on the concentration. Copper sulphate colors the material in a delicate brown color, and if it is treated with an aqueous solution of bleach, it acquires a bright red hue. Chromium dioxide, the so-called chromium peak, makes the wood bright yellow.
All mordants are good antiseptics. Like water stains, they raise the pile on the surface of the wood, which means that intermediate drying and polishing is indispensable.
Hair Dye
If you approach the coloring of wood in a very amateurish way, you can use persistent hair dyes. They include ammonia, which fixes the color well, and an ultraviolet filter that prevents the mordant from fading. The color scheme of these paints has many natural shades - from mahogany to wenge. The solution is prepared according to the instructions, with the only difference being that it is not much, for ease of application with a brush, it must be diluted with water.
The waiting time for the final concentration of color is about 1 hour. After complete drying (after 24 hours), the surface must be covered with a protective layer of transparent polyurethane varnish.
Common Mistake
Often a solution of iodine and potassium permanganate is used as a dye. Of course, these substances give a very beautiful and rich shade, but they do not meet the most important requirement for coloring pigments - light fastness. Under the influence of sunlight, the solutions quickly fade and lose their decorative effect.
Recently, the use of aged wood in the decoration of furniture and interiors has come into fashion. Even the simplest cheap wooden furniture will look stylish and expensive after artificial aging. This article will open up some simple and not very expensive ways to make old wood for furniture and other wooden products with your own hands.
Under natural conditions, a tree ages under the influence of the sun, wind, rain and other phenomena. And this process takes place over a long period of time. We will make the process of aging wood artificial, which will significantly reduce time and improve the final result. Briefly describe the whole work, it will consist of two stages: mechanical processing of wood (light damage, removal of soft fibers) and painting with varnishes and paint.
To age a tree, you will need:
- hard metal brush;
- circular brush;
- large and small skins;
- estimate;
- several brushes;
- antiseptic for wood;
- White Spirit;
- dark Pinotex or dark azure Belinka;
- white azure Belinka;
- big sponge.
With a set of these tools and materials, we will be able to age the tree in five different ways. Let's take a closer look at each of them.
The first way to age a tree is to remove soft fibers and paint
You can artificially age a wooden surface with a stiff brush, which removes the soft fibers of the wood and thus creates a relief, the lines of which will be emphasized by the color of the wood.
The wooden surface is pre-sanded, then it is processed along the fibers with a circular (using a special nozzle for a grinder) or a metal hand brush, as a result of which soft wood fibers are removed from the surface.
Sawdust is removed with a special brush with soft bristles, but in no case by hand, in order to avoid splinters.
The tree instantly changes its appearance, acquires a beautiful relief and a contrasting color, which is specially emphasized by staining in two layers.
For staining, Belinka translucent azure is used, which is applied to the cleaned surface with a brush or roller.
The tree will already have a rather attractive appearance.
After a few minutes, a sponge is taken and with its help the layer of glaze is carefully removed, as a result of which the wooden surface acquires a relief. You can leave the surface as it is and cover it with a clear varnish if you like this color of aged wood.
But if you want to add color to the style a la Provence, then another autumn thin layer of Belinka white azure is applied on top of the first layer.
After a few minutes, we carefully remove the fresh azure with a sponge, as a result of which we get a bleached aged tree, with which we create a stylish interior a la Provence. When the glaze is completely dry, the surface can be varnished with the same base as the azure, or another coat of colorless azure can be applied.
This way of aging wood is ideal for beams and other elements of wooden structures, when creating an antique style.
The second way is the relief of antiquity and multi-layer coloring of wood
With the help of this method, the tree is specially given the appearance of an old, antique thing, worn by time. For this, a multi-layered coloring of the tree is used.
Previously, the surface of the tree must be specially subjected to all kinds of minor damage: it is beaten with a hammer, pierced with an awl, torn with a saw, sealed with screws or steel rods, everything possible is done to give it the relief of antiquity.
Then the surface is primed with a layer of Pinotex. After it dries, it is covered with a continuous thick layer of tinted paint (antiseptic).
Since Pinotex has a thick consistency, it can be placed unevenly, as it is much thicker than Belinka's azure. It is used in cases where you need to create a thick bottom layer on an aged tree.
Azure Belinka is more liquid, it is easily and evenly distributed over the entire surface of the tree, creating an even surface color.
When the first layer dries, it can be intentionally subjected to minor damage: rubbed with a fine or coarse sandpaper, walked with a metal brush. The main thing is not to overdo it. The time span here should be kept to a minimum. According to experts, the most reliable effect of antiquity is given by painting with Pinotex with an uneven layer.
After a deliberate aging procedure by scratching with sandpaper or a wire brush, a translucent layer of white azure is applied to the surface so that a dark underlayer can be seen through it. It is not necessary to apply paint in an even layer.
After the top layer has dried, the upper layer of white glaze is scraped off with a metal brush with longitudinal movements, as a result of which a relief pattern of aged wood is created. Such a pattern has a very contrasting color, which is very far from the natural color of aged wood. To bring the color to a more perfect tone, it needs to be made a little muted. To do this, the white glaze is diluted by half with white spirit and the wooden surface is covered with this mixture.
The aged wood, created on the basis of Belinka blue, has a calm warm tone after final processing. Pinotex gives a more interesting decorative effect, with a deep dark base color. It is used in the creation of aged furniture, as well as in decoration elements.
The third way is brushing and white icing
This way to age a tree is the easiest and fastest. The wooden surface is treated with a metal brush, then covered with a layer of white glaze.
After the glaze has dried, the surface is again treated with a metal brush. As a result, we have a bleached wooden surface, slightly aged with a relief pattern from a metal brush.
Master class: "How to age a tree?"
Let's look at another way to age a tree with your own hands. The photo above shows the stages of work, and below I will describe them in detail.
1. You need to choose the right tree for aging. You should not choose young wood, because of the small fibers it has no decorative value. Resinous wood will be difficult and long to process. The tree should have a pronounced structure and healthy knots.
3. With a chisel, you need to make shapeless serifs on the edges of the board, as if with an ax.
4. A drill bit with hard nylon bristles can be used to remove soft wood grains. At the same time, you should not be too zealous and put pressure on the tool, pressing should be light so that the efficiency of the work does not decrease. You can also use a metal brush for processing - in this case there will be a rougher result.
5. You can add the effect of wormholes, but this is not for everybody. Using a core or a blunt nail, we make holes 1-2 mm deep.
6. Now you need to clean the surface and open it with Pinotex Uitra paint-lacquer. This coating will be resistant even to atmospheric conditions. You can also use Senezh aquadecor.
7. After the paint dries, the surface must be sanded with fine sandpaper No. 80. As a result, there will be a very beautiful effect when the depressions on the wood remain dark and the protrusions are light, that is, we highlight the volume and structure of the wood.
8. The final stage is the re-opening of the red tree.
Aging wood with fire
You can age a tree with a gas burner.
There are three main ways here:
1. Aging without prior mechanical processing of wood. That is, we simply emphasize the texture of wood by firing it. Then we pass with fine sandpaper and open it with varnish.
2. First, mechanical processing of wood is carried out - we remove soft fibers, and then we carry out firing. This method will give the tree a relief and three-dimensional look, which will certainly look chic.
3. Intensive firing of wood, which will burn out the soft fibers of the wood and subsequent mechanical processing with a hard brush.
Finally, I want to give some advice:
- Aged products from old boards will look more beautiful and effective. If you do not have such material, ask your neighbors or acquaintances, often such material can be obtained completely free of charge, and it will be much easier to work with it.
- Different types of wood will age and paint differently when using the same materials. This must be taken into account when collecting wooden structures.
- Now in stores you can buy a ready-made aged board without performing the above operations.
