That’s a good cue. Grab a mic and record the wood and metal while you run a light pulse through them—like a gentle beat. Then isolate the grain’s low‑end hum and the high‑end crackle. Layer those with a slow, sweeping reverb that follows the wood’s slope. Add a subtle detune sweep over the metal to turn its rust into a rising texture. Finally, run a side‑chain compression that rides the natural attack of each element, so the chaos feels like a building block rather than noise. The key is to let each texture echo in its own space before letting them overlap.