7 Ways to Make New Wood Look Old + The Great Oxidation Experiment
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2019
- See high-resolution photos of these results and step-by-step instructions here: gadgetsandgrain.com/2019/08/0...
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Oxidation is the natural process that wood undergoes as it ages. Over time, the exposure to oxygen and UV light from the sun cause a board to either lighten or darken - depending on the wood species. Repeated changes in moisture and exposure to elements like wind and rain can also accelerate the aging of wood. You probably see aged wood every day when you see an old cedar fence which may have an almost ebony tone to it.
And although the wood’s surface is punished in the process, an aged barn door or weathered beam has a certain appeal to it. Obtaining a “vintage” look in a project is something to which many DIYer’s aspire, but getting wood with an already rustic look can be difficult and expensive. To get around the hassle of finding the right wood, you could just create it with a simple homemade wood aging solution.
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If you're looking for step-by-step instructions and high-resolution photos of the different wood type, head over to the blog: gadgetsandgrain.com/2019/08/02/how-to-oxidize-age-wood-in-a-matter-of-minutes/ Thanks for watching and keep all the great questions coming!
And the reason you washed the steel wool with dish detergent?
This is the closest to empirical research on the subject I've found on CZcams. Great job and thanks for investing so much of your time for our benefit :-)
Another tip (which is great for multi-tasking) is to clean your coffee maker with white vinegar and instead of discarding that hot vinegar down the drain, pour some into a jar with the steel wool to make the stain. While it isn't boiling, it's still nice and hot. And who cares if the water is a little dingy-looking from old coffee-it helps with the color!
Just don't forget to finishing cleaning your coffee maker by running through a few pots of clean water! Otherwise your next pot of coffee will taste nasty!!
Great idea. TX
I know it's been 3 years since you posted this video and what to do with the wood squares is no longer an issue but in case you find yourself in a similar situation again something you can do with them is varnish them and use them as cup coasters.
Hey man thanks for doing this. It took a lot of time and effort to make this video. This answered alot of questions.
+100 !! I'm planning a bookcase and cabinets, and they need to match some genuine antique pieces. You saved me a couple days of doing test boards!
omg. Finally someone who understands variables
At 10 minute 30 seconds is an EXTREMELY important tip prior to mixing steel wool and vinegar. Years ago I mixed (before I found enough info on the reaction) I made the error of putting the mix in an old Glass wine bottle and closed the top TOO tightly. The resulting gas built up for several days. As I had stored it in the garage by my wife’s car it had remained out of hearing range. When I entered the garage several days later I found shattered green glass Everywhere. Embedded in the wood of workbench.... all over the floor...... dents on my wife’s car. Let’s just say that an Explosive device was unintentionally created. And the flying shards of shattered glass made great shrapnel. Thankfully no one was actually in the garage when it popped. Loosely SEALED ...... very important!!!!!
Lesson learned the sorta hard way
LOL! Sorry...I know it was traumatic, but thanks for the warning :D
Most epic stain test I’ve seen to date. Thank you so much for sharing all your hard work with us. You got yourself a new subscriber.
Thank you! The most comprehensive video I've seen on this subject. Kudos.
Really well structured experiment, love it! Thanks for all the great work:)
What an amazing treasure trove of useful information! Thank you so much for going through all this work so we don’t have to. Your effort is very much appreciated!!
Best video on this subject thank you! I'm going to use the vinegar steel wool solution on a red oak desk that I am refinishing.
Nicely done Jeremy, this must have been a lot of work which saved a lot of time for all of us. Thank you.
Wow! That is so thorough. Great job and results. I wanted to try steel-wool-vinigar for a while and this is by far best video I've seen. Kuddos!
This was by far the most informative video I’ve watched!! Thanks!!!
Thank you so, so much for all the work you did to make this video. You did an excellent job and didn't miss any details. All my questions were answered and I'm ready to get to work.
Really appreciate your sincere and organized efforts, thank you
One of the best videos I’ve seen on this topic. Very informative - thank you!
Loved your video, I am new to staining and this was very informative. Thank you, looks like a lot of work went into putting this together! Loved the music too!
I liked the effect of the weathered wood accelerator and the apple cider vinegar steel wool combinations on maple wood the best. the marine varnish was a wonderful surprising finish as well!
Hot damn, this has got to be the most informative video on CZcams. I’m subscribing to you based solely on this. Thank you! Must’ve taken a heck of a long time to create this content.
Very good demo. I hope I can get out sooner out of this quarantine so I can buy the needed chemicals. Thanks for the tutorial. I've watched the first version too.
WOW! you spent an enormous amount of time on this video. Thanks!
Excellent video. CZcams recommended it to me after a search a few days ago, and I'm glad to have found it. Thank you.
Good Grief! This is a historic video -- can't thank you enough! A MUST-WATCH for anyone exploring how to finish the wood in their projects. So informative and well researched. People who share their knowledge like this are a benefit to us all, and I'm more than happy to support your efforts -- I subscribed, and I'll be using your links for any products I need to buy.
Thank you buddy. Appreciate that.
I'm very new to wood staining/painting and this has been the most informative video I've seen using some everyday products. Thank you!
You've been a huge help in deciding what our little yellow pine powder room vanity will look like. Many thanks! I know I can do this now.
I watched your video on aging wood today and it was just what I was looking for. I started messing around with it today and I'm impressed. Thank you for the knowledge Bro.
Oh my goodness! I cannot believe how much work you did here. Wow. You happened not to use any cedar -- the wood used for the (bought, unfinished) garden bench I'd like to age, but I really learned a lot. Thank you so much.
I subscribed because of the thoroughness of the testing - very complete and informative. Thank you.
The sharpie on the wood as an intro slide into the next segments 👌
This is honestly the best DIY video I have ever seen. Well done!
Thanks for the video. This is the best one i've seen. Thanks for putting in the time to do such a good job.
Wow. Thank you for the incredible detail
great video . . . less talking, more doing . . and reviewing so many of the variables (types of wood, stain options, finishes, etc) . . . fantastic job, thank you !
The ultimate wood aging guide! kudos for including metric measurements, as well :)
GREAT info. Thnx for spending the time showcase this.
This was EXTREMELY helpful!! Best presentation out there!! Showing all of the variations of stain types and protective coatings on each type of wood helped me see what treatment I would ultimately like to do to get the color and look I am going for with my wood type. Thank you, thank you!
Love this vid! Just can’t get enough of chemistry in wood finishing / aging / antiquing…..been doing it for 50 years. Luckily, I’ve moved beyond my “poor newbie” stage and don’t have to use straight lye to strip oak anymore….man, that was all I had - So I used it WILDLY and lived to tell the tale. Great add to use tannins to add color, too! ❤️
You put in so much work on this! Thank you for doing this. Liked and subed.
Awesome video, really detailed. Thank you!
I've watched many of these vinegar and steel wool videos. I did not wash my steel wool or boil my vinegar and my solution did not change one bit.
My steel wool was older but not open. My vinegar was new. I will try washing my steel and heat my vinegar. I would enjoy any comments from
others. Thanks for your test.
Great video. Thorough, solid method, and extremely valuable. Definitely will influence a project I have in the queue.
Wow, that was really informative and easy to follow. Thank you for making it easier to understand the process.
hardwoods used at around 11:00; EXCELLENT comparisons and you saved me an amazing amount of trial and error. Mahalo from Hawaii:)
This is the best video out there on this subject, great job!
Great video! Effort will pay off. You've got a new subscriber.
this is fantastic! thank you!!
Perfect timing for this one!! trying to figure how what to do with a framing lumber *doug fir* top made from some crappy HD studs.
Awesome experiments! Thanks for sharing!
I make small antique looking art pieces using plywood and these techniques will be very useful. Thanks for doing all the research so I don't have to. Much appreciated. 🙂
Great video! I boiled the vinegar as suggested and then filtered the solution with coffee filters so that I could spray it on a new pine 6'x8' fence panel. The new fence panel immediately looked much closer to the rest of the old fence. BTW I used #3 (coarse) steel wool that I had on hand and it worked fine.
Thanks for putting this video together, gave me some ideas of what I want to do.
This is a REALLY superior analysis how various woods respond to commercial stains and home-created stains. VERY thorough and professional. I am a grateful observer (soon to be USER).
Thank you very much ..... edward / chicago
Wow! Very complete and scientific! Thank you
Thanks for all your time and effort in making a really clear and informative video - great job - will save hours of trial and error.
thank you so much for ALL that info :) we will be creating a barn wood beam for our kitchen and your awesome video shows so many choices!
Great Video !!! Cannot emphasize enough. Top Shelf
Thank you Jeremy I was wondering where I was going to get an aged barn type plank of wood and this worked wonderful. You’re awesome !liked and subscribed
Wow, this is so informative! You took so much time to plan out and execute this video, instantly subscribed!
Thank youuu😊
Stick all the squares together for a backdrop/wall art or make into bench top. Good work, thank you
Best and most helpful video. Thank you so much for creating this.
This us THE vidéo I've been looking for for months !!! Thanks U for the time spent, it's gonna be si usefull !
Superb video. Really great presentation. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Nice work, great experiment and results with control groups and variables! Use those square blocks as tiles to make a collage coffee table, covered with epoxy!
thank you man, that's a huge job, much appreciated
Thank you so much for doing this and for being so thorough!! I’ll be installing new ceiling soon and one option I’ve been considering is a shiplap style. I already knew about aging wood in this manner, but I love how you have it all laid out. I love having a good idea about what the result will be depending on the method and wood ❤️❤️❤️
I wonder how they would look with a whitewash over the top. Ive been considering a whitewash, but I don’t like how a thin coat still has a hint of the yellow wood underneath. I guess I get to start experimenting now 😊
Whow, thank’s a lot for this great video. It was just what I was looking for. Due to your detailed information my new DIY „old looking shabby chic/vintage“ toilett flor turned out fantastic. It does actually look like i have hade made it with wood from an old wheatered barn. Your video made me happy J
this was awesome!, best presentation on this topic on all of youtube. would really love to see you add results for cedar wood plank as well please!
Excellent video !!!! Thank you for effort !!!
Wow. Appreciate all your effort to show us the amazing effects. My heart leans for Steel Wool & Vinegar everytime tho.lol
Hooked after one vid. Thanks for the content.
A great book of knowledge!!! Best info I've seen or got!
Fantastic, thank you so much for this. Brilliant. Your first version was too, but this one is so much more in-depth. Really nice work. I liked that Aged Wood Accelerator product, too! I've never seen one before, but it looks brilliant.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Josh. Really appreciate that.
Thank you so much for all this work. Best video on the subject I found
Best tutorial on this subject I have seen. I have used the steel wool and white vinegar process in the past and loved that outcome. Thanks for this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic video! Thank you so much!
Amazing work and info 👌🌹
Great job and great video !
Thanks.
I may never buy stain again! Outstanding video!
Damn. This video was fantastic! Great work. You got yourself a new subscriber
Superb presentation. Very thoughtful. I liked the music.
This is the most amazing video!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!
What a very fantastic video!!! You can randomly glue all those squares onto a board with a frame around it use as a beautiful wall hanging. Thanks
Thanks for a great video G&G. I use wood burning a lot in my own videos, but I will certanly apply the vinegar solution to my works also.
Thanks for that great video and time you spend on to make it.
Thanks allot again 👍
Nice!! Great job!
Awesome! Thx for testing on Doug Fir 🌲
Good, comprehensive video. Many other vinegar/steel wool doesn’t many the wood type, which is obviously the main point. I tried vinegar/steel wool on white pine, but didn’t get the desired GREY look, so after all just spent the money on the aged look accelerator. Thx Jerermy 👍
Sooo helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for doing this. It’s really helpful 😀👍
Hands down best video regarding this topic. 💯
Thanks so much!
@@GadgetsandGrain Truly, this video is saving my project!
Insanely helpful video! Like wow
Awesome! Thank you!
Amazing effort! Subbed
Put a steel wool in a vinegar this morning. Because of your detailed video I am going to boil some vinegar now. Can’t wait days because all your experiments makes me want to experiment now.
Let me know how it turns out!
Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed to know
Very thorough
Super helpful, thank you!
You're brilliant. Thank you so much for this comprehensive breakdown. So freaking helpful. I need to create contrast on a staircase to match a vinyl floor product, and this is helping me so much.