Chips in the Finish

[rich]

I'm making a small box for my daughter out of walnut, and after gluing the sides/ends, I found that the grain of the center piece was reversed from the others, and the plane took out some chips. What can I use to fill those chips or other small tearouts? I will probably do some kind of oil finish to the wood when done.

To clarify, each side is made up of 3 walnut pieces, about 2 inches wide, with 1/8 inch basswood/cherry between each walnut piece. I would like to keep all operations "power tool free", so power sanding is out. My wife has some objections to the dust as well.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Rich.....

[David]

scraper

[rich]

Forgot to mention, the chips seem too deep for a scraper. I have tried 100 grit on a metal T-Bar, and that looks to be a six week job! Do scrapers take off a fair bit of wood? I've only read about them, don't have one at this time. They seem more suited for taking out small ridges, and smoothing the finish. Am I wrong???

Regards,

Rich.....

[David]

depends on the the scraper. you can get a thick scraper with a large hook to take off a lot, or a thinner one with a small hook that isn't too aggressive. I use a LV scraper plane that can be set from super light cuts to quite aggressive. For a concave surface I use my French curve scraper.

Can't you find a place to use a ROS?

Dave

[CW]

You can take off a surprising amount of wood with a scraper.