Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Kevin wrote:
stuart noble wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is
available everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to
sand the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish,
my guess is that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged
area and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a colour
match it'll be
will wax work in a dent?? I can understand a scratch being filled with it


I've filled knot holes with it, and your dent looks about the same sort
of size. In fact, if you use a dark shade, it even looks like a knot,
which might be easier than trying to match that elusive pale pine colour.

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

--
Dave Farrance

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

Your best bet might be to steam-treat it with a steam iron, which swells
the wood fibres... never actually tried it myself but I'm told it can
give excellent results

David

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is available
everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to sand
the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish, my guess is
that it would come up like new.

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is available
everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to sand
the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish, my guess is
that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged area
and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a colour match
it'll be

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Steaming good. Wet, wrung-out tea towel, hot iron - let the steam
sizzle for a good few seconds - repeat as necessary until you've
lifted out all you can.

Works best on surface dings and compression type damage.

If it still needs filling, Brummer is the product used by most cabinet
makers:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-Fillers-206896.htm

You can also blend sawdust of the right colour with a glue like
cascamite to make up a matching filler.

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

wrote:
Steaming good. Wet, wrung-out tea towel, hot iron - let the steam
sizzle for a good few seconds - repeat as necessary until you've
lifted out all you can.

Works best on surface dings and compression type damage.

If it still needs filling, Brummer is the product used by most cabinet
makers:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/category-Fillers-206896.htm

You can also blend sawdust of the right colour with a glue like
cascamite to make up a matching filler.

Brummer is basically clay, which IMO is not really flexible enough for
an exposed edge. It would probably behave like a loose knot.

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

stuart noble wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is
available everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to
sand the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish, my
guess is that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged area
and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a colour match
it'll be
will wax work in a dent?? I can understand a scratch being filled with it

--
Kevin R
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Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

Brummer is basically clay, which IMO is not really flexible enough for
an exposed edge. It would probably behave like a loose knot.

Fair point.

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
stuart noble wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is available
everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to
sand the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish, my
guess is that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged area
and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a colour match
it'll be
will wax work in a dent?? I can understand a scratch being filled with it

--
Kevin R
Reply address works

Can't you plane the edge down a bit and re-form the radius. Then sand the
whole table and give it some sort of varnishing. It looks like solid wood
and that it would cope.

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

John wrote:
"Kevin" wrote in message
...
stuart noble wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on
one edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is
available everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have
to sand the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear
varnish, my guess is that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged
area and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a
colour match it'll be
will wax work in a dent?? I can understand a scratch being filled
with it --
Kevin R
Reply address works

Can't you plane the edge down a bit and re-form the radius. Then sand
the whole table and give it some sort of varnishing. It looks like
solid wood and that it would cope.

On that theme you could run a router around the edge to create a new
profile. Not sure of the OP's circumstances though.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Repair gouge on wooden table edge
 

stuart noble wrote:

Kevin wrote:
stuart noble wrote:
Phil L wrote:
Dave Farrance wrote:
Hi. I've got a wooden table that's about 20 years old and is in
reasonably good condition except for a gouge about 1 cm across on one
edge (top left of image).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek1clu.jpg

Can anybody recommend a DIY product that'd do a reasonable repair?

Get some woodfiller, it comes in different colours and pine is
available everywhere.
It blends in quite nicely once set and sanded down....you may have to
sand the entire table down and give it all a coat of clear varnish,
my guess is that it would come up like new.


I'd use a Liberon Wax stick. Easy to just rub it across the damaged
area and, unlike some fillers, you know in advance how good a colour
match it'll be
will wax work in a dent?? I can understand a scratch being filled with it


I've filled knot holes with it, and your dent looks about the same sort
of size. In fact, if you use a dark shade, it even looks like a knot,
which might be easier than trying to match that elusive pale pine colour.

OK, thanks. I'll order a couple of sticks and give it a go.

--
Dave Farrance