I am making a recycling center with melamine carcass and red oak two panel door.
I had a mishap today when the whole unit toppled of its perch and now I have a chip out of the melamine (fixable and hidden from view) and worst of all my cordless drill fell and smacked the back of one of the veneered panels breaking the front veneer of the panel.
There are a few stringy fibers sticking out and I am wondering if there is a way to fix the break? I was thinking of putting some pressure on the back where the drill hit, opening the hole a bit then clearing out the fibers. If that worked I would put a little glue on the edges and press the crack together. A little filler and maybe it will work out . Any help?
I glued the rails and stiles with Tightbond III. If I can’t fix the break is there a way to pull apart the assembly without ripping the wood apart.
This is for a friend and I am short on the budget so I would rather not go back to start.
Thanks,
Bill
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Bill.
I am having difficulty picturing the break you are describing. You say that the drill hit the back of the panel which broke the veneer on the front of the panel?
If I read you correctly then you should be able to carefully!! press on the back which will open the crack in the front- now- cut a sliver of aluminum off of a soda can- about 1" X 2"- Put some glue on that and slip the glue filled aluminum in the crack. You will be surprised how much glue you can get into the crack by using the aluminum sliver to apply it.
I find that fillers usually don't fool anyone- but- I use 5 minute epoxy mixed with a little black universal tinting color as a filler. when the epoxy is dry you can use a cabinet scraper to level it to the surface of the wood- Done correctly you will be surprised how the repair will disappear- black lines, spots and splotches occur so frequently in wood that if you add your own it will blend right in!
Let me know how you make out
Bob Van Dyke
Thanks for both suggestions. I was able to lift the crack and slice off the small fibers. I then steamed the dent out in the back. With a folded chunk of cardboard on the back I put some flat pressure to open the crack just a little bit and then carefully slid some glue into the crack then clamped it for 20 minutes without any bleed out. It looks like new.Bill
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