Cerused White Oak Flooring

A brass bristle type will not scratch the wood too much.

Cerused white oak flooring.

Dramatic flecking is also present in red oak and white oak. Aquaguard ceruse blonde oak wire brushed water resistant engineered hardwood is backed by a lifetime res 15 yr comm. Now cerused wood can be found with all shades and colors of stain. Wire brushed cerused hardwood flooring.

In earlier years it was preferred that the wood stain was dark and the grain was white creating a large contrast in the colors. A second pass is run where the chosen color. Oak s highly visible grain makes it one of the surfaces for the finish. Next the off white undertones are applied that fills in the deeper brushed areas.

Wire brushed hardwood is a minor form of distressing but does depend on the depth of the brushing. I m worried he might say yes simply to be agreeable when he doesn t. Also called a ceruse finish. The process involves three steps where wire brushing takes place that removes the springwood of white oak.

Our imagination product line is considered a cerused effect or in centuries gone by it was referred to liming. Because it s such a versatile finish it makes a great way to spruce up old humdrum wooden items and give them some contemporary flair. Deeper brushing can be problematic in that it can snag everyday dust and in the case of household pets. It can be used in any room in the house including kitchens mudrooms full bathrooms or basements.

I d like to do my white oak floors natural with a white ceruse but is it hard to make it look good. Dating way back to the 1500s ceruse white lead was originally used in cosmetics until furniture makers discovered that it worked beautifully as an overlay on porous woods. Cerused oak is staging a comeback and i couldn t be more excited. If you want to preserve the background color of the wood and have the white only in the grain it requires a different technique than simply using a white pickle stain.

This 6mm x 6 1 2in. Ceruse can be applied to any type of hardwood furniture flooring cabinet shelving or even trim. When quarter sawn oak is cerused we are able to add a white glaze and use a special brush to make sure the glaze seeps into the grain without affecting the color of the stain thus giving texture to the surface of the wood. Use a wire brush to open up the grain.

Work with the grain not against it. Get authentic hardwood in places where it couldn t be enjoyed before. Board edges along the long side can also create splintering after the installation.