Timeline for Is wood strength affected after weathering wood?
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| Jul 18, 2014 at 2:11 | comment | added | DA01 | @Matt I completely wing it. So, I'm probably no help at all when it comes to ratios :) But I figure if I'm weathering it, a bit of variation goes along with it anyways. | |
| Jul 17, 2014 at 23:01 | comment | added | DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ | What ratio do you suggest? I was thinking 2:1:1 2 vinegar; 1 part wool; 1 part tea. Does the wood need to be pre - conditioned like you would if applying stain? | |
| Jul 17, 2014 at 22:14 | comment | added | keshlam | More importantly, the black tea puts more tannin into the wood. That's the component which reacts with iron to produce the color in this approach. (Which, by the way, works better on woods that already high in tannin, such as oak.) | |
| Jul 17, 2014 at 19:03 | history | answered | DA01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |