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.....