How can i get brand new pine to match 120 year old walnut wood?

Question

I have three 120 year old walnut carved wood legs and a brand new carved leg made from pine. The pine- though stained twice already with a walnut oil based stain is not near dark enough to match the genuine antique legs that at their darkest points are near black. How can I reach this efect?

What are some SPECIFIC ways to get pine to match antique walnut. I live in a rural area and do not have any specialty stores (so bizarre extremely hard to find items are really not an answer for this question).

Are there alternative products to give that balck appearance? Ist there a homemade stain? Could I use something like black show polish to give the new piece the apperance of old or even thinned down black oil paint used like a stain?

Answer 1

rather than walnut stain use mediteranian or ebony these are both much darker

Answer 2

Take fine grain sand paper and clean the surface (do not “seal” the wood) take “old English (the brown/black liquid polish) and keep applying coat let dry lightly sand and recoat. (This will darken but may not be a good match you may want to pick up some scarp pine and experiment before you do the leg.) Remember that the base color of unstained walnut is kind of a “gray/black” where as pine is kind of a shallow yellow/green. On another scrap paint black, let dry, (flat paint) sand lightly then apply a flat beige/brown paint let dry and lightly sand (allow about 24 hours drying time between color coats, stain with walnut, once the stain has been applied let dry then take “craft/ceramic black antiquing and keep applying and wiping off till you get the nearest shade possible. If it is a back leg in a dim area no one should notice without it being pointed out. You may want to keep in mind that if this piece has any antique value the 15 or 20 USD it will cost for a walnut leg might be worth the investment. Go to the nearest rockler or rockler type store with one of the original legs to make the replacement walnut leg look the same all you would need to do is keep applying the dark liquid furniture polish for a few weeks till it soaks in all the details.

Answer 3

most wood stains are too harsh and bright. If the wood is bare and very white you can tone it down with artists oil paint (tubes from art shop) thinned with turps. raw umber should do it. Thin it well. Two thin coats are better than being too heavy. Afterwards polish wth Antiquewax Not sure how to spell that but it will give a good finish. Time will do the rest. All pine darkens.

Answer 4

Id say seal it with a good sanding sealer. let dry. then use semi transparent stain to darken it. each coat will make it darker and darker, its more like painting the staining