All Replies on Deep grain cuts with white paint.

Maybe a wire brush to accentuate the grain, then paint, followed by sanding.

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Maybe a wire brush to accentuate the grain, then paint, followed by sanding.

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Awesome idea, I’ll take a crack at it this weekend. I’ll use a few different brushes and woods to see how the results vary. Will post here.

That looks just like how you would paint a sign or something that has recessed letters. Make your gouges (like with a wire brush here), paint the whole thing, use a flat sanding block and sand off the top part of the paint. You should be left with the paint that’s below the flat surface.

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I’d use a wire brush, but it would be a round brush in an electric hand grinder. And wear safety glasses.

I’d use a pizza cutting wheel dulled a bit. If you gouge out deeply you will have to sand it smooth. If you press in the grooves you are good to go without the sanding.

http://www.dexter1818.com/4-inch-pizza-cutter-high-heat-handle.html

Liming wax for the white.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=liming+wax

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Narmscr,

While I can offer a method for producing the effect, I am at a loss as to how to preserve the effect over time.

The photo is reminiscent of the appearance of my projects after I have sanded the first coat of urethane with 220 grit sandpaper. Even after vacuuming and tacking the surface, the effect persists although diminished. The urethane dust is more or less white and gets into the pores of the wood and the scratches left behind from sanding.

When I apply a second coat of urethane, the effect disappears. As a result, I am not sure how it could be preserved. Perhaps the effect persists over time if sanded with a courser grit of sand paper and no further coats of finish are applied after sanding; I just do not know.

Whatever method(s) you elect to try, practicing on a sample board would probably be a good idea.

I would do what ever to get the grain indented, paint, let the pain set up a bit, and then wipe or scrape as much excess off. It will make the final sanding a lot easier. Leaving on all the paint and then trying to sand down to the grain would be a real PITB and a lot of clogged sand paper. Then water based poly or the blondest of Shellac, which both adds very little yellowing.

We used to do that a lot, once we done all the trim in two rooms that way.. Nightguy is correct, paint it then wipe off paint don’t let it dry. There are a million ways to distress it google it and you’ll find plenty of info.

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If your applying to old wood,make sure any previous urethane or finish is removed.
On a new piece I would use 25 or 50 grit sand paper and scuff the lumber.
Then dilute white paint (water based , use 1/3 water-2/3 paint) apply the paint and wipe it off before it dries.
The soft wood will take the stain-paint and the hardwood grain will wipe off .
The thinner the paint the more it will soak in.
That piece you showed looks like a hemlock spindle.
As above said, experiment on scrap pieces.
ENJOY !

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Wow, thanks everyone for the feedback. I did a test piece with a wire brush and primer (because it’s all I had in hand), but the brush I had was too fine and the primer was a bad idea.

I have ordered a brush with thicker bristles, a pizza cutter, some rough grit paper, some white acrylic and the liming wax.

I’m going to run tests this weekend and post results for how each one looks.

Wow, thanks everyone for the feedback. I did a test piece with a wire brush and primer (because it s all I had in hand), but the brush I had was too fine and the primer was a bad idea.

I have ordered a brush with thicker bristles, a pizza cutter, some rough grit paper, some white acrylic and the liming wax.

I m going to run tests this weekend and post results for how each one looks.

- Narmscr

There are several videos online for the liming wax. (And a few of the presenters are “hot babes”, so worth watching.)

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