How to make a (fake) wooden leg

Step 5 Make Grain(s)

Use the graining tool to make woodgrain in the paint. The tool has a series of concentric circles cut into it's curved face. As you drag it across the paint, using some pressure, it scrapes the paint off with the ridges that are currently touching the paint. As you move it across the paint,change the angle, and the grain, with a gentle rocking action. Alternately, you can make the whole length of the "leg" use a single "rock" from the heel to the toe of the tool.
With the next pass of the tool, use a different rocking action to make a different grain, or a similar action to produce a similar grain. Experiment, just don't let the paint dry!