I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
help.
Steve
Steven Laughmiller wrote:
> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to
> use it relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside
> probably would not work. I specifically need a fence section
> that looks weathered. As for the picture frames, what kind of
> wood should I use and is there a process to weather that wood
> as well as the fence. Thanks for the help. Steve
At the risk of being horribly obvious, let me ask if you've
considered loading up some nice clean 1x lumber and a box of 10d
nails, driving to a farm with old outbuildings, and offering to
trade the new wood and nails for the same number of old weathered
boards?
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
I forgot to mention, if you use cedar, you can easily wire brush some
texture into the frame for real authenticity.
Ed Angell
"Steven Laughmiller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
> relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
> work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
> for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
> process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
> help.
> Steve
Another technique not mentioned yet is to lightly char the wood
with a torch and then wire brush it.
Art
"Steven Laughmiller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
> relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
> work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
> for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
> process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
> help.
> Steve
Use cedar for the frame and spray on a dilute solution of iron sulfate, the
iron sulfate comes from nurseries. If you want to really make it an
authentic look, add a little raw umber tint to the iron solution. That's
the way we did it in the movie industry.
Ed Angell
"Steven Laughmiller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
> relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
> work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
> for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
> process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
> help.
> Steve
In article <[email protected]>,
Steven Laughmiller <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
> relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
> work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
> for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
> process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
> help.
> Steve
There is a solution available in hobby shops called "Weather-it" that
will do the job. Don't know what quantities it's available in, but
perhaps you could try some and see. Not terribly expensive and they also
make a "blacken-it" for metal.
--
Jim Polaski
"The measure of a man is what he will do
knowing he will get nothing in return."
If you live in a sizeable city or near one, check with the local fence
building company, as they may have some weathered old fences that they have
replaced. Although not barn wood.
"Steven Laughmiller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am wanting to make some barnwood picture frames and also a
> photographic set using aged/weathered wood. I would like to use it
> relatively fast so just leaving the wood outside probably would not
> work. I specifically need a fence section that looks weathered. As
> for the picture frames, what kind of wood should I use and is there a
> process to weather that wood as well as the fence. Thanks for the
> help.
> Steve