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   SteveSchoene | May 06, 2008 05:04am | #1

   Small filler pieces, with the grain oriented properly are the way to go.  Saw dust and the like will never match, with the slivers you will be the only one who could tell. 

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   knuts | May 06, 2008 03:34pm | #2

   Since you say you are a beginner, try this: on some scrap, make 2 intentional gaps. Fill 1 with glued in dust and 1 with a filler strip. When dry, rub BLO over both and you will immediately see what the final result will look like.

   Joe

   You'll also see if the grain of the filler strip is flipped.

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   Edited 5/6/2008 8:36 am ET by knuts

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   WillGeorge | May 06, 2008 11:48pm | #3

   Good advice!

   I still use it when using hand tools.. And I'd be woodworking for almost 45 years!

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   knuts | May 06, 2008 11:54pm | #4

   It's a comfort to be among persons of a "certain" age ! I've been trying to get it right for 45 years myself.

   Joe

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   WillGeorge | May 07, 2008 12:16am | #5

   THANKS! I remembers what I did ALONG time ago Today is hard to remember!

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   michaelwhipp | May 07, 2008 01:50am | #6

   Thanks very much for the feedback all of you. That's what I'll stick with

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   philip | May 07, 2008 12:44pm | #7

   Michael,
   I think it best to fill wood with wood, not dust. See the picture. Make them tapered so you can hammer them in. (Those are rough doves on a rough box).

   Philip Marcou