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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> 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