Hello Everyone we are working on a hybrid post and beam. The core of the house is post and beam timbers with steel work as the joining areas. All the timbers are DF being cut and milled by a local mill. Plan is to finish them with Land Ark. We are trying to keep them as natural a finish as possible. One thing we like is the water staining from iron washers or steel as this develops a nice patina. Is there any way to accelerate or simulate that process? Or if anyone has any other finishing ideas we could consider that would be great.

thanks!