Aged Cherry Wood

It s not difficult to get the aged look of cherry furniture without waiting years for the wood to darken.

Aged cherry wood.

Cherry has no rivals that are as easy to work fine textured strong and regal in color. Cherry s color ages to a richer rusty red brown with any clear finish. 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. 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.

It starts with stain thinned with mineral spirits applied directly to the wood. Dissolve powder in water. 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. Cherry s color ages to a richer rusty red brown with any clear finish color range reddish brown with a golden luster.

Create an aged look in your cherry or mahogany by sanding. Let sit 5 min. Wipe on one or more coats of general finishes candlelite gel stain. What oxidation and ultraviolet give they will take away.

Eventually the deep reddish brown cherry will fade to light reddish gold but the problem will be something for your grandkids to figure out. 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. Because the wood s surface is sealed the gel stain adds an even layer of color that makes cherry look like it has aged naturally. The color can be matched well but neither the stain nor toner can recreate the translucence of naturally aged cherry.

It s highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning. It s highly rated in all working properties including wood bending and turning. Use the same method to blend cherry sapwood and heartwood plywood and solid wood and even color. Truth be told aged cherry color is a moving target.

This is pine that was aged for two days so if you want it darker leave it outside longer.