Plain wood can easily be shaped into something much more interesting with the use of a small angle grinder and flexible sanding disk, goggles and a dust masks are recommended as dust flies everywhere with this technique.
![old England timber](/how-to/images/woodworking/scallop/scalloped20edge.jpg)
This timber has been shaped using an angle grinder, then stained and varnished to give it an old England appearance
![angle grinder wood](/how-to/images/woodworking/scallop/scallop.jpg)
This technique is easy to learn and simply requires practice. Quite a lot of pressure has to be exerted onto the disk to get a finish like this. It is far easier to scallop the wood by clamping it firmly to a workbench, apply firm pressure to the grinder and move it away from the work piece whist still pressing down.
![pencil guides](/how-to/images/woodworking/scallop/scallop1.jpg)
Pencil lines can help to get a uniform pattern
![wear dust mask and visor](/how-to/images/woodworking/scallop/scallop2.jpg)
A dust mask and full face visor is recommended when doing this