What to fill knot holes with?

Yes. Also polyester resin and white glue. ____________

Sands OK. Keep in mind that I only use enough to keep chips/saw dust/sand dust together. I rarely use varnish, prefer lacquer but either are fine with it. _____________

Well, it doesn't self destruct. Biggest trouble with glue is drying time and shrinkage. For something like your knot I'd probably fill all but 1/8" or so with resin, let it cure then finish with a wood & glue mix. Or just use wood parts in the resin. I prefer the appearance of repairs like this when mixed with glue because the resin really wets it out and it winds up quite dark unless it is light colored wood in which case it winds up yellow. _______________

You are filling a hole in the back of something. Get to it and quit obsessing... :)

-- dadiOH ____________________________

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IMHO, biggest single waste of epoxy and time is to use any wood fiber based filler.

Wood flour, saw dust, what ever wood product you pick, there are all a waste of good epoxy.

Lew

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:05:41 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Bob S" quickly quoth:

That's a good thing. I just plonked dickloose for that.

Cooked or raw okra? Oh, you mean ochre, the color? ;)

Can I give ya a 15 yard penalty for "Improper Staining Of Wood"? Nah, not enough wood in a missing knot hole, huh? Carry on.

"Shiny." Shinny is how one goes up a tree or pole, suh.

Why not use a cabinet scraper, Bob?

I ordered that but forgot to add the carbide end mill, blast it.

-- The Smart Person learns from his mistakes. The Wise Person learns from the mistakes of others. And then there are all the rest of us...

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NORM would probably use a DUTCHMAN.

Lew,

You may have hit on where I can restart my search. If I could just get my brain to work like it use to. When you wrote Huntington, Beach, CA you brought back all those memories of the old days. Wondering the surfboard shops and that. I'll have to look at sites that cater to surfboard makers I bet they would have something up their sleeve. But, alas it will likely be in the flourescent colors. Not to sure how that will go in a Queen Anne piece!!!!

Roy

I have done cofee on some turnings and really like the look. I would add, however that using spent medium grounds did not yeild a smooth finish. Finely ground beans (seriously, to a fine powder) worked the best. It yeilded a nice dark chocolate color.

Personally, I use instant coffee. The job is done in no time.