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Mixing glue (shellac)with
sawdust for filler
KC7CN
I've heard of the technique of mixing glue with sawdust for use as a filler.
I presume this would be to obtain a "more stainable" filler.
Can anyone tell me how well this works, the kind of glue, etc?
-Don
Tommy_Joe
The Solution:
The glue will distort the stain color and leave a blotching look to
that area.
I got a tip from a Professional Finisher that I've been using for
over a year now and it works great.
It's also easy and stain will work well with this.
Take a piece of scrap from the project and sand it with 120 on the
ROS or Belt Sander and trap the dust generated. Get a good enough pile.
Pour that dust into a paper bowl.
In a separate bowl, pour some Shellac.
Start off with a small amount.
Wear gloves and start puting some of the sawdust into the Shellac
and use your fingers to mix it.
Keep adding dust and/or Shellac til you get a soft ball.
A little softer than the wood fillers in a can.
(Working the mix will evaporate the alcohol in the Shellac
which will start that ball to dry.)
When you get that soft ball, take a little bit and fill the
area that needs it.
Work it in pushing it into the area.
It's OK if it's a little proud of the wood surface.
You can sand it later when it dries.
Let it sit overnight, sand it smooth, and you're ready to stain.
Works everytime for me.
Tom
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