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    Visit to Restoration Hardware

    Did a holiday mall crawl with the wife last night and had a chance to visit restoration hardware. I am getting more and more requests for reclaimed lumber look projects and these guys seem to be a big part of that trend. I do not believe this is really reclaimed lumber but some sort of techniques to create a reclaimed look. Not only does it look like a gray/white/black translucent paint finish they have managed to create a great deal of texture in the wood, much like weathered wood. My first thought was....it is some sort of chemical process that softens the sapwood and then use a wire drum sander to pull it out?? It looks like a veneer in some instances and then a surface treatment in others.

    So I snapped some photos and would like to hear what your thoughts are on how they achieve their look.
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    In many species you don't have to soften the sapwood. It is already soft. A wire brush removes it. You can use a muscle-powered brush, but a wire brush disc on a drill is much faster. There is some art to it, so learn on scrap before you tackle a real piece of furniture.

    There are also chemical products that apply an aged stain. Varathane sells one, but there are others.

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    Just as Jamie said.

    Rift sawn white oak, hand brass brushed.





    Rotary steel brushed red oak, unfinished:



    Supermax makes wire brush machines with a choice of brush types that spit out brushed wood just like a drum sander.

    John

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