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Another one to add to my Hand Made Range

Very good Ricky. I like rough woody finishes.

The only thing with them is when you want a reasonably consistent roughness. Knots are OK, but they can bleed or drop out. One way I found (by accident more than anything is to use thick paint (The famed Wickes smooth ripple). If you bulk it up with some powder paint (which tints the white as well) you can dollop it on and use a comb to groove it lengthwise. You are completely in control here - you can make the grooves parallel or wavy or if you keep working it while the paint dries (which it does quite quickly) it will start to tear up the surface making a splintery effect. You can even sweep it in sideways circular patterns to simulate circular saw marks. Coarse or fine. A fork for coarse and just a stiff brush for fine.
A greeny-grey mix works well and when it's dry give it a wash over with dark brown acrylic. Sand it a bit and wax it and the results can be very convincing.

Nice - I like seeing hand finished stuff