Thread: What are you working on?

I have some confusion..!!!
If y'all remember back some time ago, I posted an ol waterville razor with one wooden scale on it.
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Well I finally made the scales for it tonight, but still need to distress the wood so it will look old and weathered.
Wood of choice is birds eye maple.

With a little luck, it'll be done for this Sundays, SOTD.

Guess it doesn't want to send my other pics, or the rest of the story.
But I made the scales tonight from birds eye maple. But haven't been distressed yet.

Told ya I had some confusion..[emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]

Before my dad passed he used to make Rustic looking furniture. To make it look old, he would take a piece of roofing tar & dissolve it into the polyurethane finish. It brought out all the grain flaws & darkened them, making his wood look old.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

once I thought about it, the only thing I can think of is... Weed and feed for my dandelions, but technically that's illegal to bring across the border, and denatured alcohol. Struggled with that one a while ago, trying to make a shellac finish from the internet. Methyl hydrate here is the closest. Not sure the difference between the two.

Still a bit concerned with crossing the border with all these blades.Probably going to take some pictures before I leave as proof of ownership before crossing.

Don't know if this will help you in your concerns, but ask Bruno, the man came from overseas with a lot of blades and stuff, looked like an arsenal, and he got in with full body cavity searches! Tc

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Before my dad passed he used to make Rustic looking furniture. To make it look old, he would take a piece of roofing tar & dissolve it into the polyurethane finish. It brought out all the grain flaws & darkened them, making his wood look old.

I keep seeing one way, mainly.
And the same was told to me by some antique shops that deal with furniture.

Steel wool and vinager, or steel wool, water and a few tea bags if you want it darker. The videos I've seen, it works pretty quick too. Gives it that old gray weathered look.

I wire brush will help raise the grain like in the old scale, and a short soak in vinegar will soften the wood and help it break down a little. Once you have the grain raised then you can stain it up and it will be just what you ordered. I'm pretty sure you can pull this off like you've done it a million times.

Originally Posted by outback

I keep seeing one way, mainly.
And the same was told to me by some antique shops that deal with furniture.

Steel wool and vinager, or steel wool, water and a few tea bags if you want it darker. The videos I've seen, it works pretty quick too. Gives it that old gray weathered look.

All I can say to this is,,, when I soak my metal files in vinegar to restore them,, there is a "nasty" grey gunk that floats to the top.

Just heated some vinager in the microwave with a tea bag in it. Next is some fine steel wool. Let it sit for a day or two, then brush it on the scales.

This will dissolve the wool, and turn it into liquid rust. Once brushed on the wood, it will turn gray/ brown

Are you sure you want that grey stuff in a set of scales?