How to age wood
Make new wood look authentically aged with this simple technique
Cost: $0
Equipment
- Drill
- Wire brush attachment
- Orbital or detail sander
- Planer
- Jigsaw
Materials
- Wood stool (or any wood piece)
- Wood stain
- Polyurethane or wax
- Dark wax (optional)
Instructions
- Run your planer in random areas along the surface, creating irregular cuts and gashes
- Make "saw marks" with the jigsaw by etching grooves across the surface, focusing on the ends/corners where wear would naturally occur
- Use an orbital or detail sander to smooth down all of the rough and sharp edges
- Run a wire brush (attached to a drill) across the entire surface of the wood to open up the grain
- Stain the wood
- Optional: use a dark wax to define the texture
- Use polycrylic (or wax) to seal and protect the wood
Notes
If you enjoyed this look for less DIY, check out my DIY 'limestone' planter!
