Ageing oak, help required.

[Andy T]

I've got a beautiful oak staff that i'm working on at the moment and i would like to try and age it. I usually make my sticks out of ash or hazel so this is a bit of a rareity for me and don't want to spoil it. What i would like is for it turn that lovely silver colour you see with old railway sleepers and fence posts. Is there anyway of speeding this up, or do i just have to be very patient and keep hanging it up in the garden on dry days and wait for nature to take it's course. ?
I think i saw somewhere that wiping it over with a very small amount of vinegar helps, any idea ?
All help appreciated. Thanks.

 

[swright81076]

Andy
I've looked into this too, found a website explaining how to do it but never tried it.

Step 5 is about graying oak.

Cheers
Steve
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/aging-wood-make-the-new-look-old

sent from my Jelly Bean'd galaxy nexus.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks steve ill have a look.