im getting ready to build the post detail on my front pourch,, i wanted to pour concrete that looks like old gray bleached out wood…
so my concrete forms have to be made from panels with raised grain wood..
how do i get the grain raised say in a 2×12 so that the concrete takes the grain..
ive seen colums poured that got covered with fake rock that i thought were old growth (because of there size) support post …they were beautiful
then they covered them up with the pink and blue lick and stick rock
tanks again and again
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You could sand-blast or wire brush the forms with an angle grinder, or face the forms with some wood grain siding scraps.
O yeah...wood grain siding ....i was just working with some of that OSB #### that has the smooth wood grain on it its 3/8 thick but i can mount it to my panels...wow never thought about that perfect thanks for kicking my braintj
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driftwood,
stop buy a sawmill and buy some fresh milled wood.. a whole lot cheaper that way.
Like frenchy said, buy rough sawn wood from a saw mill. If you really want it rough, lay the boards out in the sun so that ever board gets weather.
You'll have to turn them daily if you do it, otherwise they'll cup like crazy.
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o i forgot to tell you i live in Rainagain i.e. oregon so the sun drying is out but finding a mill is in...sandblasting it mad expensive for me and i think it tends to leave the wood hairy?or i would think.. that LP siding im talking about guy wanted to use it for soffits.. its nice under there.
i dont think i like it ...it just dont look very real .. samples tomorrowthought about burning it with a tourch or weed burneri will let yall know thanks
A good powerwasher does this pretty quickly to a deck if you hold the nozzle close to it, so I'd guess that you could get the reverse grain in just a few minutes.
Why not use a tectured wood look piece of Hardie lap siding?
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Check your concrete supply house and they can show you various liners or premade pannels for just what you want. Of course it's probably cheaper to simply pressure wash.
Also, Makita makes a sander for bringing out the grain, but it's expensive and would be much slower than pressure washing with a good strong machine.
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Pressure washer . Work the tip close to the surface.
Or check out to see who has poured some footings/foundation near you recently.
Nothing like wet mud on green lumber to raise the grain.
I don't pretend to know much about concrete but they make a wood graining tool for painting that simulates wood grain appearance.
I was wondering if you could use this tool after you have troweled the concrete and get just enough "cream" to come to the top to make this tool a possibility?
Just a thought.
heres an attachment of what I meant.
Good luck on what ever you decide to do.
Ebe