Liming beech

[bsr]

Hi All

I would like to created a limed effect on some beech. Is it possible and how would I go about opening the grain? The interwebs suggests a wire brush, but wouldn't that be too harsh?

Thanks


bsr

 

[bsr]

Hmm, looks like wetting and scrubbing with a hard brush might be another option. Any thoughts?

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

Oak has always been the traditional wood ,with open grain to get the lime into ,why go against the grain

 

[bsr]

Lol.

Because I have left-over beech that I'd like to use.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

you could try the wire brush method as said by others or if that fails you could try using a checking roller and white paint its best to experiment on some practice boards

 

[bsr]

Thanks