Texturing wood

[Bodrighy]

Has anyone got any suggestions about how to texture wood please. I don't (can't) want to buy a special tool at the moment and have tried a dental pick which was very shallow and not really that effective. If anyone has done this or made their own (remember I have no engineering background and can't even solder effectively) I'd appreciate advice etc

Pete

 

[TEP]

Hi Pete, PM sent.

 

[Russell]

I have used a brass wire wheel in a drill which can work with the lathe on slow and the drill on a slow speed

 

[duncanh]

I've recently textured some pieces using brass wire brushes in my drill. Unlike Russell the lathe was locked during the process. I brushed with the grain and the final result (on elm) looks like the sand blasting I've seen photos of.
I'll post some photos when I get round to it, but I'm very pleased with the results.

I saw a tip somewhere that you could make a texturing tool using a star wheel dresser designed for grinding wheels but I've never tried it.

edit - here's a linkto the item - should appear at the top of page 5
Duncan