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Filler matching
Just finished a project made with reclaimed pine. - high benchtop rack for
slo-cooker, microwave, toasters/breadmaker and all those rarely-used but space-occupying things - pasta folders, thermos flasks, tinned anchovy puree with chives etc. Leaving it unvarnished (it's quite "antique pine" dark anyway) for a while until I'm sure I don't need to alter or add anything but put into temporary service but thought I ought to do something about the old screw holes, knife marks and stuff even though I had no good quality filler to hand. Took scoop from tub of brilliant white cellulose filler (poundland !!) and added a few granules of nescafe. Result - extremely close match, no mixing-in problems or unwanted dilution and the left-over makes a delicious and filling snack spread on a piece of cardboard. I've used wrung-out tea bags and/or wood stain in the past, but it tends to make the mix a bit too wet if I'm trying to darken the filler appreciably. The coffee keeps it stiff (!) and the granules dissolve completely and almost immediately I doubt the colour will fade, but I wondered if anyone else had experienced problems with their own beveragely-enhanced projects? (how about THAT for a feeder line?) I know unvarnished pine tends to darken but I have no idea if this is an ongoing process once it has obviously changed. Experience? er... don't try the snack thing. |
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"Bored Borg" wrote in message .com... Just finished a project made with reclaimed pine. - high benchtop rack for slo-cooker, microwave, toasters/breadmaker and all those rarely-used but space-occupying things - pasta folders, thermos flasks, tinned anchovy puree with chives etc. Leaving it unvarnished (it's quite "antique pine" dark anyway) for a while until I'm sure I don't need to alter or add anything but put into temporary service but thought I ought to do something about the old screw holes, knife marks and stuff even though I had no good quality filler to hand. Took scoop from tub of brilliant white cellulose filler (poundland !!) and added a few granules of nescafe. Result - extremely close match, no mixing-in problems or unwanted dilution and the left-over makes a delicious and filling snack spread on a piece of cardboard. I've used wrung-out tea bags and/or wood stain in the past, but it tends to make the mix a bit too wet if I'm trying to darken the filler appreciably. The coffee keeps it stiff (!) and the granules dissolve completely and almost immediately I doubt the colour will fade, but I wondered if anyone else had experienced problems with their own beveragely-enhanced projects? (how about THAT for a feeder line?) I know unvarnished pine tends to darken but I have no idea if this is an ongoing process once it has obviously changed. Experience? er... don't try the snack thing. I have found that the best filler you can use is the sawdust from the wood you are filling mixed with PVA glue into a paste costs almost nothing and dries to the original colour of the wood |
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