Aging Rustic Beams from New Wood.

My approach to making rustic faux wood beams. They are not structural and I didn't want to see joint lines so I had to make huge dados in order to mount them flush to the ceiling. I will have a future video on how I accomplished that.
#Mediasawdust #DIYRusticBeams #BuildRusticBeamsfromnewwood

[@trenitalia9184]

Good no-nonsense video. Thanks for posting!

[@mediasawdust2458]

Thanks for watching.

[@afathersjournal1584]

Great job! Sky is the limit of what you can put this faux look on. Kitchen table legs, mantles, chairs, door trim

[@mediasawdust2458]

They look pretty good. If you have the time, it's a cool thing to do if you want to add a rustic look to your house. Thanks for watching.

[@nlevis57]

I know this is an old post, but someone might find the following suggestions helpful. You were using an adze to canoe the beam and a hatchet to simulate hand hew. Actually, the adze would do a much better job on the hew than the hatchet or spoke shave plane. If you want to produce the hew effect on numerous timbers, then buy yourself a portable planer and grind a slight radius on the blades. You will be amazed by how quickly you can distress a timber. A key effect which you are missing is the raising of the grain. Raising the grain on a timber really gives it a palpable effect. It creates a corduroy appearance that is very pleasing to the eye. The quickest way to raise the grain is with a wire brush attachment on a 4 inch grinder.

[@mediasawdust2458]

I tried the wire brush route and was little disappointed in the results. But that just comes down to preference. Thanks for watching.

[@nlevis57]

@@mediasawdust2458 That surprises me? When you tried the wire brush did you use the knotted strand brush or the lighter, individual strand type? The lighter type won't do a good job of raising the grain. I use two types of grinder brushes....the knotted strand disc and the knotted strand cup. I get both at Harbor Freight. The disc wears out pretty quickly but the cup seems to last. You don't want a disc or cup that is too aggressive. I am currently distressing about 500 linear feet of 8x8 Tamarack, Red Fir and White Fir, along with 20 feet of 8x10 white fir beams for a hybrid timber frame home I am currently building. I harvested all of the trees from my ranch and sawed up the beams on my sawmill. It's quite labor involved and the timbers are EXTREMELY heavy. But I have been a carpenter and a custom home builder for 46 years. At this point in my life I have numerous pieces of equipment, including a crane, along with power and hand tools to do "most" of the heavy work! Good luck with your woodworking pursuit!

[@EvenStevenSays]

Even tho it’s not meant to be ASMR this was so relaxing to watch. It came out so amazing. And the editing is perfect 👌🏼

[@mediasawdust2458]

Thanks, I'm glad that job is finished. Hard work.

[@EvenStevenSays]

Media Sawdust Yes just saw that video with the installation. It turned out beautiful. Detail in the faux rustic finish is impeccable. Gave that ceiling that high end cabin feel. Great Job!

[@homeremedies8785]

Super nice job i like your technique sample and inexpensive no need the use of very expensive tools

[@mediasawdust2458]

Thanks, just installed the beams in the room I built them for.

[@yeseniabalagtas8343]

i want to know how they put this on the ceiling most videos are beams that don’t look like this

[@Becker333]

vinegar and steel wool only ... will create that BROWN stain?! did we miss a step? thought that technique just grays it slightly?

[@mediasawdust2458]

That's it. I left it out all winter that year to let the snow melt on it so it could match the other timbers I put up. Thanks for watching.

[@SanFranTransplant]

What kind of wood did you use?

[@kingsknight2112]

The neighbors must think he is really mad at this beam

[@TheDeman63]

Great job! I am assuming those are pine beams? The problem I've had with the vinegar & steel wool is it tends to turn more gray on pine, but you seem to have achieved a more amber/brown finish. How long did you let your steel wool cocktail soak or did you add something extra? - Thanks

[@mediasawdust2458]

They are Hemlock. It starts out brown and then greys a bit. What I did is leave the solution out in the hot sun for a week and I got a slight brown tint to it. I didn't want it too brown as the walls in the room I was renovating were going to be weathered oak. Thanks for watching.

[@houseedge1507]

Where does one get a beam/post like this? The big box stores only sell treated. I would love to do the same thing.

[@mediasawdust2458]

There are plenty of private lumber sale companies who sell the raw stock in whatever you want. I had to drive a bit to get these but I probably could've found them closer to home if I looked hard enough. Also, you may not even have to do the same work because a lot of companies re-sell timbers from old barns that have been torn down. Good luck.

[@plyczkowski]

Hi, what did you cover it with?

[@mediasawdust2458]

A solution of water, vinegar and steel wool. Thanks for watching.

[@unlikelyprophet3260]

I have an old chain I use to beat it with

[@bradbrown2199]

Dado cut all way I found odd. I figure the last few inches on ends would keep the look of a solid beam. What did use coat wood with? Steel wool in what solution?

[@mediasawdust2458]

It would've been fine but I was putting these up myself and wanted them lighter and easier to manage. As it was, still took some effort to get them in place correctly. That's steel wool, vinegar and water. Works well on some woods. Thanks for watching.

[@Wildcat5181]

That's the hardest to make woodpecker mating call trap there is, but for a mere $2999 I can make one for you.

[@mediasawdust2458]

Whatever it takes, they did a number on the corners of my house.

[@randyrussell6246]

Just saw off a 5 ft. section of log and Hew it out.

[@mediasawdust2458]

I ended up with two sections one just under and one just over 5ft and hid the joint line. Thanks for watching.

[@witharebelyell2762]

So let me get this straight...you took a REAL wood beam and made it into a faux wood beam? Uh, why would you do that?

[@mediasawdust2458]

Simple - None of the beams are structural, they were too short to be used for anything else, I didn't want any joint lines showing and they need to be lighter.

[@johnshaw7328]

Nobody is worthless, you can always use them for a bad example.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

If you used a Chisel you'd be done by now

[@mediasawdust2458]

I did to square up the bottom.

[@richardhughes2988]

Why not just buy an old beam job done

[@mediasawdust2458]

Less expensive this way. At least for me it was.

[@johnburnett6180]

Nice job on the beam thanks

[@mediasawdust2458]

@@johnburnett6180 Thanks, I really like the look of them now that they're up.

[@coppulor6500]

show us! :) great video btw. @@mediasawdust2458