We are in the process of making a quarter sawn, Jotoba table top and would like to know of a way to fill some tearouts in the grain that occurred while the wood was being planed. These are too deep to be sanded out. The size of the nick is approximately 1/64 deep and a couple of mm wide. We will not be staining this colorful wood and will probably use an oil/varnish finish. I do have access to many issues of FWW if someone knows of a reference to this problem. Thanks
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1/64" ain't very deep, I'd use my #80 cabinet scraper.........Dale
Pro floor finishers fill nicks in quartersawn oak floors by mixing fine sawdust and "laquer sealer" (paint store item) into a paste. You have to have a careful touch and only fill the gouges, not the surrounding open grain (assuming you aren't planning on filling all the grain for a gloss surface). After sanding, the hardened putty will take stain just like the wood. The gouges should virtually disappear, or at least look like ray flecks. I have also done the same by mixing sawdust (220 or finer sandpaper dust from the wood to be filled) with hide glue. Works pretty good. None of the commercial putties look right when stained, despite their claims.
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