How do you weather wood?
![25354019](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2017/06/15/25354019_1.jpg?size=91x91)
![](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-K-59A1F4.png?size=50x50)
![](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2014/10/13/1240767.jpg?size=50x50)
![](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2018/08/10/10992742_5.jpg?size=50x50)
Related Discussions
How do you attach metal to wood with staple gun?
![Joyce Bell](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2020/09/19/1915671_2.jpg?size=50x50)
I have created my own design to go on my bench. The bottoms are fixed into holes that I drilled into wood at the bottom. But the tops spring out, so I need to attach ... See more
How do you put a wood deck over an existing concrete driveway?
![Che23393979](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-C-605BE8.png?size=50x50)
I enclosed a carport leaving the existing drivway slab. There is about o 4 inch drop from the house to the end of the slab. The slab is 20x20
How do you prevent wood from cracking?
![Anne Davidson](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2015/01/31/2275497.jpg?size=50x50)
Are there any products out there other than Pentacryl to prevent a cross section of green wood from cracking? We've tried a few wood products--tree branch chargers an... See more
Chair rail height?? At the sill or below or around?
![Mindy DuFlunker](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2016/04/08/5512751_1.jpg?size=50x50)
I am running chair rail around a bedroom. The marble sill is 40" from the floor the window is 39" high. Putting printable wallpaper on the bottom. Painting the botto... See more
Best nail gun?
![Meredith Moen McConnell](https://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/media/profile/2015/10/28/2774983_1.jpg?size=50x50)
I am very new to working with tools and am wondering what the best type of nail gun I should buy to work with pallets. I am interested in redoing a wall with pallets ... See more
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/skills-and-know-how/workshops/how-to-weather-and-distress-new-wood
I gave an aged look to plain wooden planks I bought at Home Depot by first painting them with a gray stain and then painting them with instant coffee. I made the instant coffee (strong) on the stove in a saucepan and painted it on my planks after the gray stain was dry, this was the result:
Minwax makes a pretty gray stain.
maybe these can help
http://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Weathering%20wood
Vinegar will turn it grey.
Boy howdy do I have the perfect treatment. I just aged an unfinished new media stand and it was very easy. Stuff a wad of steel wool into a jar of vinegar and let it sit for a couple of days. You aren't waiting for it to rust, the liquid will turn cloudy grey. Brush or wipe it onto your wood surface and the wood turns to a brown color almost immediately. I got the recipe from the web site "A Piece of Rainbow" . (Sorry, I'm not sure how to link it)
Play around with your application and have fun. With my media stand, I washed on a bluish grey paint first, then the vinegar. I finished by appling a frothy, whipped poli acrylic to sun heated wood ( I was working outside). The result is a very rough texture that looks like it came right out of a 150 year old barn.