Upscale wrote:

"Robert Allison"

2. Fill and level off with an expoy-type mixture. Not sure though what
would be the best materials to use and how strong/durable it would
be.


Coincidentally, I was thinking of doing something like this too. Recently
with the purchase of a wide screen LCD TV, I gutted my entertainment center,
removing some vertical panels that had half lap stile faceframes attached to
them. I need to fill those half lap holes in the shelf level faceframe rail.
The one thing I'm concerned about is colour matching with the existing oak
stile. Can epoxy be colour matched to a certain degree? If so, does it dry
darker than when first applied?



I have never tried to color match epoxy. There are two types
of epoxy; clear (actually kind of yellow) and gray. The gray
can be colored but only in solid colors gray or darker. The
clear is just that, clear. I don't think you are going to
match any wood colors with it, but again, I have never tried.

Since you brought this up, it has got me to wondering, so I am
going to try some experimentation with some paint tint and
some clear to see what happens.

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX