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mountie1808
09-14-2007, 09:27 AM
I need to "convert" standard 6x6 posts into rough hewn heavy timber as well as add the same kind of detail onto a routed wood frame that will surround some preform. Any suggestions?

I have the whole eyecandy suite in which i can make my own wood grains, but are there any tricks and tips to get to where i need to go without the hassle of making a huge bitmap to apply to the surface? I have a few ideas that I'm going to go to work on right now. If they work, then I'll end up with rounder timbers without using a lathe type of device.

Suggestions most welcome and appreciated.

Mike

Mike

woodgod
09-14-2007, 09:50 AM
I do this all the time for mantles, beams, columns and the like. the hand hewn look is really hot around here. My secret weapon is a draw knife and an angle grinder with a sanding wheel attached! Its actually kind of fun once in a while

mountie1808
09-14-2007, 10:53 AM
You have my attention, James. Do you have any pictures of your work?

Mike

woodgod
09-14-2007, 11:05 AM
I do ,but, I'm not smart enuf to put them on the internet! Basically I start by using the sander to sand out the soft grain of the wood. Then just go to work on it with the draw knife until there are know signs of modern tooling marks and the corners are sufficiantly rounded.

jim_ludi
09-14-2007, 10:18 PM
Mike, VCarve Pro has a "texture" utility that might work for your application. The program allows specifying the extent of texture that's carved. Take a look at some examples at:

http://vectric.com/forum/download.php?id=3278

http://vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1807&highlight=texture

http://vectric.com/forum/download.php?id=2211

http://vectric.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

dubliner
09-19-2007, 08:17 PM
Festool has an eccentric planer blade that will "gouge & adze" to replicate old timbers. I saw three 1 x 8" planks mitered, planed, stained to make a U shaped box to cover a pipe & it looked like an 8" square 100 year old beam. They're expensive but if you need to make a lot or use it often I think they are the best method I've seen. The tool pathed method is in my estimation well... tool pathed.

woodgod
09-20-2007, 09:22 AM
I Didnt know festool made what you are talking about until after I had a local machinest make me one and it works pretty well and I use it a lot but it still looks "machined". The best way I have found is still the old fashioned way if you want it to look old