This is going to sound really dumb but my question is this. I have been countersinking screws into soft wood - when I go to cover the screw head up with wood putty I can't seem to get it to go on smooth and complete. I kind of glob it in the hole and then use a putty knife to push across it. Doing it like this - the putty starts coming apart and up from the opposite side of the hole. When I try it the other way, it then does the same thing on the other side. I wind up wetting my thumb and going across it like that, but I know there must be a better way. Can anyone give me a litte advise on this? Thanks very much.
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15 years ago