Aging and finishing wood technique

Using Gransfors Bruks broad axes we creating hand hewn antique look on a wood to be used for making furniture, door moldings, displays, shelfs and many other.( Hand hewing is ancient technique used to make flat surface from a round log, it was used way before sawmills were invented. Hand hewn logs mostly were used for building homes and ships.)
Here is several steps that we do after creating hand hewn look on a wood:
- aging the wood surface by using stain made from vinegar and steel wool,
- sanding the surface with orbital sander 120 grid sand paper
- sealing the wood with Shellac (prevent from blotching),
- staining the surface with oil based stains Early american or Dark Walnut (stain made my Minwax or ACE)
- putting finishing coat with water based polyurethane
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