Aged Cherry Wood

Create an aged look in your cherry or mahogany by sanding.

Aged cherry wood.

Cherry s color ages to a richer rusty red brown with any clear finish. Eventually the deep reddish brown cherry will fade to light reddish gold but the problem will be something for your grandkids to figure out. Cherry has no rivals that are as easy to work fine textured strong and regal in color. Let sit 5 min.

In the book understanding wood finishing reader s digest bob flexner writes that old cherry that has darkened naturally is actually quite impossible to match with stains or toners. This is pine that was aged for two days so if you want it darker leave it outside longer. Cherry is a domestic wood from north america cherry has no rivals that are as easy to work fine textured strong and regal in color. Pioneer wood works quickly when learning how to weather wood on cedar but pine still needs to sit outside in the weather after application so it s unpredictable how much time it will save you.

A cabinet door where a person s hand touches every time it is closed over a period of years smooths out and wears down the wood. Freshly cut cherry is often very pale but the wood. Wipe it off immediately removing. Wipe on one or more coats of general finishes candlelite gel stain.

It s highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning. It starts with stain thinned with mineral spirits applied directly to the wood. It s highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning. Sand the cherry to 220 grit and then apply a thinned coat of old masters wiping stain in cedar with a rag or foam brush.

Use the same method to blend cherry sapwood and heartwood plywood and solid wood and even color. The color can be matched well but neither the stain nor toner can recreate the translucence of naturally aged cherry. What oxidation and ultraviolet give they will take away. Truth be told aged cherry color is a moving target.

Dissolve powder in water.