I made my drawer faces from off the shelf 1 x 8 s.
Wire brush wood grain.
The real key is brushing in the direction of the wood grain and using good pressure.
When wood gets wet wood fibers swell but they don t all swell evenly.
Wood distressing that follows the grain is also a good fit for open wound wire brushes open wound brushes are also suited to applications where brush contamination is a factor.
If you like the texture of old weathered wood but don t have any of the real stuff laying around.
Last week i shared my jordan dresser knock off with you and i promised to show you how i got the textured raised grain look on the drawer fronts.
The wheel brush spins at 3 500 rpm beautifully highlighting the natural textures and wood grain.
Applied aggressively a wire brush can also be used to distress wood because it will wear off the softer lighter colored portions of the wood grain while leaving the denser wood behind.
It s a technique used by woodworkers to impart an antiqued look to wood or to repair damaged wood.
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Unique features of our double backed channel wire brushes.
Ideal for the clean up of re claimed timbers logs and rough sawn beams and for giving planed surfaces a more rustic look.
Depending on how much pressure is applied to the brush against the wood there are varying levels.
The brush will easily dig out the soft wood fibers and leave behind some of the denser grains etching in the texture of the brush along the way.
You can raise wood grain with a small brush and water.
The key to a good cerusing technique is in the wire brush.
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Wire brushing the wood grain.
Load up any wire brush into the chuck of your drill and move the brush over the wood along the grain.
Using a very stiff wire brush like this one and working in long strokes that go with the wood grain you can see the pores open a tad bit.
A wire brush is a tool for removing paint or finish from wood.