How can I age or weather new wood for miniature scenes?
How can I age or weather new wood for miniature scenes?Often miniaturists want an aged effect on parts of their buildings, doll’s houses, shingles, bird houses, fence railings etc. Although you can create these with paints, new wood can be aged much more quickly with a solution of iron oxide and vinegar.Answer: Nothing is worse than new wood on building projects where you want an aged patina. The silver color of weathered wood isn’t hard to achieve, although this isn’t a finish to use on the next generation’s heirlooms as it is too acidic. Creating the Wood Aging Solution To age new wood to a natural silvery grey, to grey brown or black patina (depending on the wood) , let a small piece of steel wool sit overnight in ordinary white vinegar, then dilute the vinegar solution 1 to 1 with water. (If you used ¼ cup of vinegar, add ¼ cup of water.) Test the result on a piece of scrap wood to determine if the aged finish is the correct color, if not, for darker solutions, leave the solution t
