David Frame

US Patent:

6660333, Dec 9, 2003

Filed:

Jan 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/771696

Inventors:

David Frame - Chelsea MI 48118

International Classification:

B05D 312

US Classification:

427271, 427274, 427275, 427291, 427325, 427510, 144358, 144360, 144368

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for distressing a wooden plank give the plank an antique, aged appearance. The preferred method includes four independent steps. The plank is run through an inventive machine operative to impart a random saw blade distressing on the plank. This step is preferably carried out as a single stream in a machine having a plurality of saw arbors, each driven by its own rotating cam. To impart the most random pattern, each cam preferably has a different shape and rotates at a different speed. The plank is preferably fed into a roller having raised portions operative to produce random dents and impressions into the plank. This step is preferably carried out in multiple streams using a machine having a large roller or drum with protrusions affixed thereto. The plank is then fed into a profile sander having one or more wire wheels operative to apply a surface texture to the plank, then sanding and smoothing the plank with abrasive wheels. Finally, a surface finish is applied to the plank which simulates an antique wood floor.