I saw a piece of furniture at the Pottery Barn this weekend. It was
made of mahogany. It was all smooth surface except the door panels
which had a very rough surface -- the grains were about an eighth of
an inch higher than the surface between the grains. It produced a
striated ridge and valley effect.
How is that done?
Actually the trick is to sandblast it. I have done many redwood signs this
way. If anyone wants pictures of one I have at my house let me know.
Paul Hastings
"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I wonder what a high pressure blast of water would do? Like from a 1,500
> to 2,500 PSI pressure washer. I know you can ruin a deck real easy if
> you get the tip too close...
>
> dave
>
> Festus wrote:
>
> > I have a friend that does sandblasted redwood signs. He masks off the
> > letters and borders with a thin rubber held on by adhesive and has a go
at
> > the remaining wood with a sandblaster. Then he peels the rubber mask
off
> > and gets the same type of effect that you mention.
> > Festus
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
Perhaps with a stiff wire brush.
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I saw a piece of furniture at the Pottery Barn this weekend. It was
> made of mahogany. It was all smooth surface except the door panels
> which had a very rough surface -- the grains were about an eighth of
> an inch higher than the surface between the grains. It produced a
> striated ridge and valley effect.
>
> How is that done?
I wonder what a high pressure blast of water would do? Like from a 1,500
to 2,500 PSI pressure washer. I know you can ruin a deck real easy if
you get the tip too close...
dave
Festus wrote:
> I have a friend that does sandblasted redwood signs. He masks off the
> letters and borders with a thin rubber held on by adhesive and has a go at
> the remaining wood with a sandblaster. Then he peels the rubber mask off
> and gets the same type of effect that you mention.
> Festus
>
>
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
Never Enough Money <[email protected]> wrote:
>I saw a piece of furniture at the Pottery Barn this weekend. It was
>made of mahogany. It was all smooth surface except the door panels
>which had a very rough surface -- the grains were about an eighth of
>an inch higher than the surface between the grains. It produced a
>striated ridge and valley effect.
>
>How is that done?
That sounds like the effect you get from a drum sander with 36 grit paper.
--
Scott Post [email protected] http://home.insightbb.com/~sepost/
As stated a flexible wire brush will do the job, taking off the softer wood
more then the harder found in the grain. The effect can also be gotten by
wetting the wood and sanding before it dries. The softer wood absorbs more
water then harder dark wood and swell more. Sand it before it dries and you
take off more of the soft wood and when it dries and shrinks back to size
the soft wood will be lower then the hard.
--
Mike G.
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Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I saw a piece of furniture at the Pottery Barn this weekend. It was
> made of mahogany. It was all smooth surface except the door panels
> which had a very rough surface -- the grains were about an eighth of
> an inch higher than the surface between the grains. It produced a
> striated ridge and valley effect.
>
> How is that done?