How To Make Rustic Wood Beams 

I agree! 😊

Thanks!

Thanks so much! 😊

Glad you enjoyed it!

it's a Makita

Hmm, not sure why that would be. It may just need more time to dry? It could be humidity or how heavy the stain was applied. Hoping that it dried out for you!

The Blog stated 1x6 pine boards, another comment indicated they used 16' boards

We haven't noticed any! Still looks the same as when we put it up...except maybe dustier! 😂

We bought 16 foot long boards to do this.

Our area is 19 feet wide. So our builder is going to have to splice 16 foot planks together to make them 19 feet. So we will have seams. 😔

It gave us the exact color we were looking for. We tried a bunch of different blends/ways of putting stain on, and this method gave the look we wanted. (The finish going on first prevented the stain from penetrating as deeply and therefore wasn't as dark, and it went on more evenly).

Very interesting and creative. What some people do is hit the wood a few times in different places with a heavy chain. This leaves random indentations which simulates the knocks and bangs old wood and beams would have received over the centuries. Thanks for this very well presented and informative video.

Did you wait 2 hours for the polyurethane dry or you can apply the stain after the application?

I am so pleased with my piece of wood… I am using it as a lintel/valance above my kitchen windows. It looks so authentic! I am using it as a practice board before I get out planks ready for a faux beam. I used the water based sealant first … as you suggested. It seemed to dry really quickly… but I allowed it to dry two hours anyway. And then applied the stain…wiping it off as I went… and it seemed to dry fairly quick last night as well. However, when I woke up this morning, it still tacky to the touch… Any suggestions?