What wood is this and how is it finished?

russella · 11 Nov 2012

Hi all,

As you may have seen in my other thread, I'm looking at doing something with wood tiles, and have just seen the exact finish I want - it's a very (VERY) light finish, but still shows a grain.

Anyone got any idea what wood this is (the grain looks like oak to me?), and how it's been finished to get this light colour?

Thanks,

Russ

Harbourwoodwork · 12 Nov 2012

It looks like sea washed skip wood

AronSearle · 12 Nov 2012

Limed oak?

The blacker streaks could be just light reflection or caused by iron sulphate or mould pre-lime application.

Deleted member 174758 · 12 Nov 2012

Harbourwoodwork said:
It looks like sea washed skip wood

Says the man who lives by the sea........

I'm with the second poster - possibly limed oak - possibly a clear lacquer mixed with white lacquer

foxhole · 12 Nov 2012

Got a similar finish with wood bleach.

Harbourwoodwork · 12 Nov 2012

On a more serious note,It could be,steamed beech with white stain varnish finish and slightly knocked back on some of the edges

joe-90 · 12 Nov 2012

That's not oak. Looks like planed pressure treated pine to me, (CRA).

ladylola · 12 Nov 2012

I tend to agree it's not oak , it could be a softwood looking at the grain, or maybe tulip but then I've seen similiar patterns in some maples and alders. I take it that is a stock picture and you can't simply run a plane over the back of one of the blocks and repost another piccy?

russella · 12 Nov 2012

D'oh! Might help if I give my source URL:

http://www.eandstile.net/category/wood-tile/up-cycled/

This is the website I got the image from, these guys are based in the US, I might just be brassy and contact them to find out how they get the finish. What do you think, are they likely to tell me to do one?

Thanks again all,

Russ

ladylola · 12 Nov 2012

Looking at the other shots and the decription on the website it does say mixed hardwoods and some blocks look like oak, beech and maple and possibly walnut so basically just any hardwood offcuts they can lay their hands on.
As to the finish (it mentions a "ceramic " finish?) then you could try liming paste or even just try paint and wipe off straight away with a rag. Get a few blocks and just have a practise.
It probably won't hurt to ask the site how they do it. It won't cost you anything and at the worst they could tell you feck off , but they might just tell you how they do it.

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