"Keith Young" skrev i melding
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Hi

Looking for additional Knowledge! Newbie here!
What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with the
sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.Can you tell me some of your techniques.
Also do you alway try to glue the cracks before they expand further.


I don't fill cracks.
The craks makes the wood burn better;-)

Bjarte

Keith Young wrote:
Hi

Looking for additional Knowledge! Newbie here!
What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with the
sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.Can you tell me some of your techniques.
Also do you alway try to glue the cracks before they expand further.

I'll often use key shavings (from where they duplicate keys). I just
pack the filings in, and secure w/water thin CA. Works well, looks a
treat. I don't know that it adds much structural integrity but that's
not usually the issue...

....Kevin
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Kevin Miller
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
Juneau, Alaska

What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with
the
sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.

I use finely ground coffee and CA.

"Keith Young" wrote in message
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Hi

Looking for additional Knowledge! Newbie here!
What do most of you people use to fill cracks?
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One thing I have used is bras shavings from the local key shop.Free most of
the time especially if you offer to sweep it up for them. ads a decretive
touch to some things.



Just fill the crack with CA, sprinkle in the shavings, recote with CA let
dry and sand off..with the lathe



Another option is gem stone sand. like Turquoise . (place small turquoise
pebbles inside a folded piece of typing paper. smack it with a hammer. fill
like my description above. sometimes I purposely cut grooves to use
turquoise. looks especially good on Deer or elk antler pins.



Mike




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Harry B. Pye wrote:
What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with

the

sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.


I use finely ground coffee and CA.

That's an interesting approach. Do you just like the dark contrast or
what? Is an espresso grind about right?

....Kevin
--
Kevin Miller
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
Juneau, Alaska

Kevin,

I use finely ground coffee and CA.
That's an interesting approach. Do you just like the dark contrast or
what? Is an espresso grind about right?

I've been fooling around with a spalted wild cherry box. It developed a
split in some really dark part of the wood. (A bark inclusion?) I took what
ever coffee that was on hand and put a little on a hard surface. Used the
cylindrical outside of my live center as a roller and crushed the coffee
into a powder. Pushed this into the split and drizzled on some CA and the
problem was gone. Coffee was almost a perfect match for the wood.

Hope this helps,

Harry

Hi Kevin

I have tried the ground coffee, filling a small hole (branch not there
anymore kind off hole) it looks good, the only thing I found was it is
kind of soft, so you have to watch the sanding or you have to start over
again.
I used just normal drip filter grind coffee.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Millers wrote:

Harry B. Pye wrote:

What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with


the

sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.



I use finely ground coffee and CA.


That's an interesting approach. Do you just like the dark contrast or
what? Is an espresso grind about right?

...Kevin

Don't know Keith, it might work with used coffee, I just used dry ground
coffee.
I don't like the sloppy stuffG

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Keith Young wrote:

Question?

Left over or un perked coffee. Any preference. Doesn,t the CA harden it
anyway?

Keith
"Leo Van Der Loo" wrote in message
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Hi Kevin

I have tried the ground coffee, filling a small hole (branch not there
anymore kind off hole) it looks good, the only thing I found was it is
kind of soft, so you have to watch the sanding or you have to start over
again.
I used just normal drip filter grind coffee.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Millers wrote:


Harry B. Pye wrote:


What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with


the


sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.



I use finely ground coffee and CA.


That's an interesting approach. Do you just like the dark contrast or
what? Is an espresso grind about right?

...Kevin

I've used 5 minute epoxy and sanding dust from the same wood I'm working with.
I mix up enough epoxy, and mix in enough dust to make a thickish paste. The 5
minute type of epoxy gives me enough time to work, but not so long that I have
to wait forever to work the piece.

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Fine grind, unused. Of course, it's oily, so you'll have to confine your
glues to those which can deal with oil. If you take bark from various
woods, grind it in a coffee mill and use it, works just fine. Keep unground
pieces around for trimming and stuffing into lager gaps.

"Millers" wrote in message
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Harry B. Pye wrote:

I use finely ground coffee and CA.

That's an interesting approach. Do you just like the dark contrast or
what? Is an espresso grind about right?

I bought some 'glitter' in a dispenser bottle, (I think it is mixed with
some sort of liquid glue) at the local Michael's Craft shop. It comes in
various colours. Depending on the crack, I fill the crack with the dispenser
nozzel then saturate the area with thin ca. This seems to hold just fine and
you can vary the colour to suit. The ca glue does not seem to affect the
glitter material and, so far, it has worn well. I have not tried this with
larger cracks or pits but I cannot see why it wouldn't work just as well.

If it is a bottle stopper I'm making, I finish it with water borne lacquer
and this puts a layer of finish over the filling. I finish other forms with
more traditional coverings such as blo and thinner and this works ok.

I have tried filling cracks with key filings and I have found that this
works best on small cracks; didn't look good at all on larger cracks, pits
and voids.

fwiw, Tom

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"Keith Young" wrote in message
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Hi

Looking for additional Knowledge! Newbie here!
What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with the
sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.Can you tell me some of your techniques.
Also do you alway try to glue the cracks before they expand further.

Thanks
Keith

I've had great success with powdered or crushed stone - I use malachite and
chrysocola. For larger voids (up to 1/2") i drip in some thick CA, then set
in crushed stone. I cover this with the fine crushings or powder, and
drizzle on the water-thin CA. I use scrapers to cut the excess back - adds
some very nice color and interest.

One tip from experience - get the outside shape as close to finish as
possible before filling. You can scrape and sand the stone back to the
surface of the wood pretty easily, but cutting through the stone and the
wood to change the shape is a lot of work!

I got my stone from a place called "Arizona Sillhouettte" - I found them
on-line at http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/.
The usual disclaimers - I have no connection to them, satisfied customer
only.

Enjoy!

Ron Williams
Minn-Dak Woodturners
Moorhead, MN

"Keith Young" wrote in message
...
Hi

Looking for additional Knowledge! Newbie here!
What do most of you people use to fill cracks? i,ve tried filling with the
sawdust and crazy glue. Problem is the glue is very hard to sand
afterwards.Can you tell me some of your techniques.
Also do you alway try to glue the cracks before they expand further.

Thanks
Keith