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   Bentusi | Jun 17, 2024 11:50pm | #1

   Patch with Oak scraps. Nothing will be more durable or look better.

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   chiwoodworker | Jun 18, 2024 09:51pm | #2

   I'd second what he said. You can carefully match grain and color and hide effectively. Also making a paste from glue and oak dust is an option for really small repairs.

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   Kurt_Battles | Jun 18, 2024 10:48pm | #3

   I was planning on cutting this out and using wood filler, how do I patch this with oak scraps. That piece of wood is 56" long and I hate to toss it. Thanks.

   
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   phantomtrapper | Jun 19, 2024 12:06am | #4

   Looks like were routing in the wrong direction, against the grain. If you have another board, I'd say start over. No need to toss the board, just cut the riser off and keep the board for another project.

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   _mj_ | Jun 19, 2024 11:50am | #5

   Wood filler will fail. Don't waste your time. The best fix considering this is going to live in the weather is to make a new part. I say this because Nature abhors vacuums and gluelines.

   If you must do a fix do it at the flat surface where the curve runs out, or even better glue on more stock BELOW that surface so water cannot sit on the glueline.Patching into the endgrain will also fail. A flat-to-flat grain glueup should survive.

   As Phantom said, the best thing to do is make a new part and repurpose that material somewhere else on the bench. Go get another board if you have to. The time you have in it already is worth it.

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   Kurt_Battles | Jun 19, 2024 12:46pm | #6

   A new part it will be, one of several so far. I rely on this forum for good information and I follow it, like it or not. Thanks!

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   _mj_ | Jun 19, 2024 05:48pm | #7

   Great chance to get in some spokeshave practice!