On Jul 9, 2:38*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
I hope all this makes sense. *Thanks for your advice.

* - Owen -

Epoxy sands out really well so you could just build up a dam using
tape and sand it all away later.

I like the concept of doing a patch using similar grained material. In
a very early job (16-17 years old) at a rustic furniture factory when
we had bad knots in Pine we would use a chisel them out and sand a
plug to fit and just yellow glue it in place. You would be amazed how
well it blends.

I actually have most of the original knots still in place, but some of
them are loose and there's wild grained gaps up to half a centimetre
across near the centre plug.

Another option is to just break out all the loose material and grind
and sand the edges smooth. I actually always like to have some little
hidden wild edge on any of the better furniture I build. And when it
is for me, I like it to be visible.

I like the wax idea. I'm going to try it on some scrap and see just
how easily it pops off. I already have a few dutchmans replacing the
ugly man-made tears the contractors made when they ripped this stuff
off the walls. The natural "defect" seems more appropriate to
preserve. But I think I'll pre-seal the wood so it takes the finish
before I embed wax into the pores.

lots of guys here claim that for wood they never go finer than 220 but for epoxy I think
you're going to need at least 400 (maybe 600) or you're going to see
scratches...

I'm hoping to avoid all that by applying finish on top of the epoxy,
letting it fill in the scratches, but I've never tried that before.
Won't it work? I've seen how smooth you can make it using finer and
finer grits, but I'm hoping it's not necessary. I've got the fine
grits I need, and given the small area it's not really such a big deal
if I have to go that route. I'm also hoping to avoid a lot of
experimentation just by asking you guys for your experience, but I'll
do what I must, and learn what I will.

Thanks for the great suggestions so far. It's exactly the kind of
feedback I was hoping for!

- Owen -