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    This document discusses aging new wood to match old wood. It explains that oxidation over time causes wood to darken and lose shine. Commercial wood aging products attempt to speed up this process, but household items like tea and vinegar can also be used. The method outlined uses tea tannins to darken wood, followed by a vinegar and steel wool solution to further darken it and remove shine, mimicking the appearance of aged wood. This technique is useful for integrating new wood parts into an older piece or matching new and old veneers.

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    This document discusses aging new wood to match old wood. It explains that oxidation over time causes wood to darken and lose shine. Commercial wood aging products attempt to speed up this process, but household items like tea and vinegar can also be used. The method outlined uses tea tannins to darken wood, followed by a vinegar and steel wool solution to further darken it and remove shine, mimicking the appearance of aged wood. This technique is useful for integrating new wood parts into an older piece or matching new and old veneers.

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    This document discusses aging new wood to match old wood. It explains that oxidation over time causes wood to darken and lose shine. Commercial wood aging products attempt to speed up this process, but household items like tea and vinegar can also be used. The method outlined uses tea tannins to darken wood, followed by a vinegar and steel wool solution to further darken it and remove shine, mimicking the appearance of aged wood. This technique is useful for integrating new wood parts into an older piece or matching new and old veneers.

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    This document discusses aging new wood to match old wood. It explains that oxidation over time causes wood to darken and lose shine. Commercial wood aging products attempt to speed up this process, but household items like tea and vinegar can also be used. The method outlined uses tea tannins to darken wood, followed by a vinegar and steel wool solution to further darken it and remove shine, mimicking the appearance of aged wood. This technique is useful for integrating new wood parts into an older piece or matching new and old veneers.

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    Aging Wood: New wood looks a lot different than old wood.

    Old, unfinished wood often has a


    dark, dull gray color resulting from oxidation over time. When stained and/or finished, new wood
    will continue to look noticeably different than old. In order to cleanly integrate new parts into an
    old case, the new wood needs to be aged.......

    Aging of wood cannot be achieved with stains or finishes. What is needed is a means to actually
    oxidize the wood fibers, but in a much short time than occurs naturally.

    There are products on the market for aging wood and they all work to one degree or another. As
    an alternative to commercial products, I have found that some common household products can
    be used to very effectively oxidize and age wood.

    The needed solutions are simple to make an use. The results are very impressive..............

    Occasionally, it is necessary to create a new case part to replace a damaged or missing original.
    Creating the piece is usually not difficult, but making the piece fit in with the rest of the case
    takes some extra effort.

    New wood simply doesn't look like old, oxidized wood. No matter what type of finish or stain is
    used, it still just looks new.........

    The back side of molding pieces needs to look old even though it is unfinished. New veneer,
    when used along with original veneer needs to be aged to better fit in with the old original
    veneer.
    My wife always get a terrified look on her face when she catches me in the kitchen, going
    though cabinets with a determined look on my face.

    Unfortunately for her, it is in the kitchen that some of the best clock finishing products are to be
    found.

    Here, I've gathered a tea bag and common household white vinegar.
    The #0000 steel wool pad actually came from the shop.

    To begin, tear up some bits of #0000 steel wool and place them loosely in a small, sealable jar
    or bottle.

    Add enough household vinegar to fully cover the steel wool.


    Attach the top of the jar and set aside for 24 hours or longer.

    The vinegar and steel wool will interact to create an iron based solution.

    Don't expect the steel wool to fully dissolve. It will to some degree, but due to impurities, it will
    never fully dissolve.

    Next day, boil some water then add about 1/3 cup of water to a small jar.

    Add the tea bag and allow to steep and make a really strong tea blend.

    Tetley and Lipton both work just as well at English tea.........It's all a matter of what's in the
    pantry at the time.
    Once the tea is steeped, brush it onto the piece to be aged. It isn't necessary that the tea
    remain warm.

    Here two pieces of Pine are used. One is the very white shade of
    soft Pine while the other is more the pinkish shade seen in Fir.

    Allow the tea to dry on the wood.

    The tea contains tannic acid that is transferred to the wood.

    Once the tea has dried, brush the area with the vinegar/steel wool mix.

    You will see darkening of the wood begin almost immediately depending on the ambient
    temperature.
    Once the vinegar is applied, allow the pieces to sit for 10 to 30 minutes.

    In warm weather, 30 minutes will result in the wood turning very dark gray.

    Here, both the light colored and darker Pine samples took on a lot of darkness.

    It is sometimes necessary to lightly sand the oxidized area to bring the shading up a bit.

    Close examination of the aged wood will show that the "shine" seen in new wood is gone. If the
    wood were to be stained, it would look very much like old wood now.

    Note: This technique works well for aging new veneer when used in combination with existing
    old veneer. It is a good way to match the two.

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