We've got a solid wood beech worktop with a square edge. Something ,
probably a chair, has been bashed against the top edge and done a
little damage, just a couple of mm's deep. A few splinters of wood are
sticking out a little bit and I'm trying to decide how to repair it.

I was going to use that white woodglue and try to stick them back down
and sand it but was worried the white colour might remain.

Any advice appreciated.

wrote:
We've got a solid wood beech worktop with a square edge. Something ,
probably a chair, has been bashed against the top edge and done a
little damage, just a couple of mm's deep. A few splinters of wood are
sticking out a little bit and I'm trying to decide how to repair it.

I was going to use that white woodglue and try to stick them back down
and sand it but was worried the white colour might remain.

Any advice appreciated.


Pva glue dries clear at anything above freezing point. Masking tape is
probably the easiest way to hold the splinters in place, but wipe the
excess glue off first. Stretch the tape vertically to get a bit of pressure

wrote:

We've got a solid wood beech worktop with a square edge. Something ,
probably a chair, has been bashed against the top edge and done a
little damage, just a couple of mm's deep. A few splinters of wood are
sticking out a little bit and I'm trying to decide how to repair it.

Is it dented as well? if so you will need to steam the dent out first.
take a thick cloth and wet it, place over dent and apply a hot iron.
This injects water into the dent and swells the fibres back up. Rewet
cloth and repeat until done. Depends on how your worktop is finished
though, test underneath first.

I was going to use that white woodglue and try to stick them back down
and sand it but was worried the white colour might remain.

As Stuart says, it sets clear, trick is only using a little. Try
applying it with a pared down matchstick or similar. I second Stuart's
suggestion of masking tape, wonderful stuff for jobs like this, just
enough stretch.

Peter

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On Jun 5, 6:10 pm, (Peter Ashby) wrote:
wrote:
We've got a solid wood beech worktop with a square edge. Something ,
probably a chair, has been bashed against the top edge and done a
little damage, just a couple of mm's deep. A few splinters of wood are
sticking out a little bit and I'm trying to decide how to repair it.

Is it dented as well? if so you will need to steam the dent out first.
take a thick cloth and wet it, place over dent and apply a hot iron.
This injects water into the dent and swells the fibres back up. Rewet
cloth and repeat until done. Depends on how your worktop is finished
though, test underneath first.

How was the beech damaged? It is one of the harder timbers.