Homemade "inlace"

question on filling voids

jim reasoner

>Mike- your experimenting looks great. I just tried using some very fine brass filings to fill some small holes. This was on a flat board and it worked fine. I did learn that it is impossible, for me anyway, to avoid some of the CA from spilling around the voids. In your testing have you noticed any discoloration from the CA after it drys and you sand it down? My test was on dark walnut but I wondered if on lighter wood the CA might show.

Re: question on filling voids

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Hmm...no, but I'm wondering if the brass reacted with moisture in the wood and caused other reactions to occur? The glitter, I think, is mostly mylar.

Re: question on filling voids

jared herbert in iowa

>I used some ca glue on a walnut bowl and it did seem to bleed into the neighboring areas and was impossible to sand out. I have used a lot of ca glue on natural edge birch bowls and it seems to sand away easily and never shows on the finish. Maybe it was just that particular piece of walnut but that was my experience too. Jared

thick vs. thin?

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Guessing, but would thick CA have not bled into the wood? I used thick first and only a little thin at the end. Granted, this is only one quick little test. Perhaps you could "size" the surrounding area first so no bleed off into neighboring areas? A little wax or maybe shellac?

Re: Homemade "inlace"

Ron Sardo in PA

>Nice looking repair Mike.

When you say "embossing powder" are you referring to the powder that is used with rubber stamping?

Something else to try

Russ Fairfield

>If you want the filled area to look like bark, use coffee. Vary the grind to vary the texture. The coffee acts as an accelerator and there is a good bond with no bleed into the surrounding wood using Thin CA glue.

Mix the glitter with the coffee to give it some sparkle.

Re: Something else to try

Ron Sardo in PA

>I've done that and like the results. I also add some lighter colored sawdust into the coffee. It gives it more of a textured look.

Crushed Beads?

Al Kapocius, Metro Greendale

>Allus been considering to use crushed beads as a colored filler in epoxy for the cracks that pop up in my bowls. There's a wide variety of colored beads at hobby shops. Any comments?

Al Kapocius

Re: question on filling voids

Alan Tolchinsky

>Me too, when I use CA glue it always seems to bleed around the joint. I don't like using this stuff; it's hazardous. And in my basement shop the smell lasts a long time. I'd rather use some epoxy and mix with that but I haven't done a lot of that yet. Alan in Md.

voids and cracks...

Rick Prevett

>I also am having problems with CA glue. I have some sycamore bowls (light colored wood) that exposed some small cracks during turning. I sealed them using both thick and thin CA, but the glue leaves a stain around and over the (fixed) crack that will not sand out. These were not bowl splitting cracks, just little ones that I wanted to stop before they grew. Is 'framing' the crack with shellac the best answer? Any other ideas come to mind?

tia,

rick

Re: question on filling voids

Duane Hill

>Jim, try using a little of the same finish you plan on using around the crack before putting in the CA glue. This will "seal" the wood and not let the CA glue seep over and disclor the surrounding wood. I've used this on several woods with good results.

Re: voids and cracks...

Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Rick, I just coat the area arond the crack with finishing oil. The glue that doesn't go into the crack just beads up on the oil instead of soaking into the wood. No stains. Be careful if it's end grain.

Wally

Re: voids and cracks...Thanks Wally

rick in lincoln

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