I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" maple
veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with imperfections
in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
"fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
<http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
something to consider? Or is there something else that's better/easier?
Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
On 15 May 2011 16:15:48 GMT, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" maple
>veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with imperfections
>in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
>"fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
>redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
To start, what were you doing beltsanding the poor veneer in the first
place?
Next time, don't use power and don't use anything grittier than 320 on
veneer. (24grit boulder paper & belt sandahs are right outta there.)
RE: banding gaps, I use a handy Stanley #4-1/2 iron and slide it flat
across the shelf at a 45 degree angle to the banding. This will cut
the banding flush with the shelf. Now wipe/brush/spray on some finish.
Only then do you want to sand, and then do it delicately. The finish
will fill in the tiny gaps and hide them.
>Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
><http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>something to consider? Or is there something else that's better/easier?
Especially if you're going to discolor (aka: stain) the wood, filler
will never look good/never match unless you use an opaque finish.
>Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
There ya go. Best bet is to either replace the veneer plywood or live
with it. I salvaged my current dining set. The oak veneer had come off
on a couple curved edges and I was amazed at how the Behlen Rock Hard
made the MDF hide against the oak veneer. You can't see it unless you
are looking for it.
--
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no
distinctively native American criminal class except Congress.
-- Mark Twain
On Wed, 18 May 2011 12:38:40 -0700, Edward Hennessey wrote:
> "basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 17 May 2011 20:06:49 -0700, Edward Hennessey wrote:
>>
>>> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Joe <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:f5b06867-0867-4bc4-aab4-
[email protected]:
>>>>
>>>>> On May 15, 11:15 am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from
>>>>>> 3/4" mapl
>>>>> e
>>>>>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>>>>>> imperfect
>>>>> ions
>>>>>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little
>>>>>> gaps between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood
>>>>>> filler to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost
>>>>>> too much time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>>>>>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%
20filler>
>>>>>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's
>>>>>> better/easier
>>>>> ?
>>>>>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Han
>>>>>> email address is invalid
>>>>>
>>>>> Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
>>>>> woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
>>>>> filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
>>>>> Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing
>>>>> 'saves' on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand
>>>>> work. Best of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for
>>>>> years in the beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half
>>>>> an hour and is very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of
>>>>> unless you find the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures. If your
>>>>> local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and better
>>>>> hardware stores.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Joe!
>>>>
>>>>
>>> OH:
>>>
>>> I use gallons of the Bondo repair compound. It is good stuff. And Joe
>>> speaks testament about it being quick with the right amount of
>>> catalyst. The resin/talc compound itself doesn't have an interminable
>>> shelf life. Yet Joe's advice about keeping it in a cool/cold place
>>> will do much to extend that. There are also some marine epoxy resins
>>> that make for an extremely hard repair at much, much greater cost. The
>>> fastidious way to apply these also calls for liquid resin coat to be
>>> applied first and dried to a very light tack before the finishing
>>> epoxy mix goes on. The liquid penetrates the bare wood, seals it and
>>> gives adhesion for the overcoat. But it can be done a simpler way with
>>> epoxy as with Bondo.
>>>
>>> One bit of advice on any application worth mention is to provide a
>>> roughened surface in the wood for your fill to grab. On a larger area,
>>> the typical process is to roughen with 60 grit paper. Personally, I do
>>> that and use sharp tools to carefully incise the wood across the area
>>> at two different angles. Carefully again, I use the same small tools
>>> to cut a groove at an inward slope around the perimeter so the outward
>>> bottom extends under the undamaged surface. All these efforts add
>>> precious little time to the job. Once done, they also mechanically
>>> make the idea of delamination only a word.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Edward Hennessey
>>
>> Bondo can be thinned with polester fiberglass resin and the thinned
>> version seems to penetrate the wood fibers and make an idestructable
>> bond.
>>
>> basilisk
>
> B:
>
> Soaking the wood with the mixed penetrating resin appropriate to the
> thicker polymer covering until the odor quits, you can fortify
> incredibly rotten wood for secondary polymer pours or putty fillings of
> optimal durability. All steps in the overall process benefit from heat
> and light which makes outdoor treatment time variable, especially since
> two soakings are smart.
>
> The consensus choice her is epoxy for any structural application. As
> said, it's not the five and ten route. As proved by final results, the
> repairs have no parallel.
>
> There is more than one manufacturer on this front but kick around this
> website:
>
> http://www.smithandcompany.org/
>
> Regards,
>
> Edward Hennessey
Yep, epoxy would be much better for restoration and structural
work.
Rather than structural my uses are more mundane, skinning
CDX plywood for waterproofing and smoothing for cheap outdoor
plaques and signs.
basilisk
--
A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse
"Han" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" maple
veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with imperfections
in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
"fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
There is not a whole lot you can do here except cut it out and replace with
a solid wood strip. Be careful when sanding veneer.
As far as gaps between your banding and the plywood edge, a trick I use all
the time is to cut a relief cut on the good surface edge about 1/16" wide
and 1/16" deep. I mostly do this to draw attention away to cross cut tear
out on the end of a piece of plywood. Any way the wider appearance of a gap
that the relief provides takes you eye away from the ill fitting joint.
"Han" wrote:
> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
> maple
> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
> imperfections
> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
> to
> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
> time to
> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
------------------------------------
It's "Dutchman" time.
Think of it as a Dutchman for a Dutchman <Grown>.
---------------------------------
> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
> something to consider?
------------------------------
NO.
Lew
I wrote:
It's "Dutchman" time.
Think of it as a Dutchman for a Dutchman <Grown>.
---------------------------------
"Han" wrote:
> Thanks, Lew. I guess I deserved that!
-------------------------------------------
The Dutchman idea was made a little tongue in cheek.
If you use a Dutchman, you will have to protect the veneer around the
Dutchman while sanding the Dutchman flush with the veneer or you will
just have a bigger problem.
Some masking tape over the veneer around the Dutchman will make your
day.
Also, a detail sander such as a Fein Multimaster will be your friend.
The sander has to be smaller than the Dutchman to have a chance.
My personal choice for trimming edge banding is a 10" flat bastard
file.
Push the file into the banding at a 45 degree angle in both the X-Y &
Y-Z planes at the same time.
A trick taught to me by an old kitchen cabinet refinisher guy.
Slicker than frozen snot on a door knob; however, YMMV.
Have fun.
Lew
"basilisk" wrote:
> Rather than structural my uses are more mundane, skinning
> CDX plywood for waterproofing and smoothing for cheap outdoor
> plaques and signs.
------------------------------------
SFWIW, Bondo (polyester resin thickened with talc) has no adhesive
properties, but depends on the mechanical bonding between the wood and
the Bondo.
OTOH, epoxy IS an adhesive.
In the BTDT category, totally lost track how many sheets of CDX I
sealed with epoxy in the process of building a boat, but bought 2
units which is 140 sheets.
Based on the above, will suggest the following.
Sand the CDX with a ROS and 40 grit discs (Klingspor has them).
Using a throw away 2" chip brush, coat all CDX surfaces with
laminating epoxy.
I usually apply 2 coats, lightly sanding between coats.
You have just built the proverbial brick out house, but you still have
a problem.
Epoxy requires UV protection so if used outside, with need to top coat
with a UV varnish or paint.
BTW, to fill voids, add micro-balloons to laminating epoxy to make
your own putty as needed.
Last time I checked, a 30# bag (4 cubic ft) of dicaperl (HP500) was
less than $30.00 and will last a long time.
Have fun.
Lew
"Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
Can't suggest too much for sanding through the veneer except maybe to use
some type of filler, sand it smooth and then stain it dark enough that the
grain is not so noticeable which all but negates your use of veneered
plywood in the first place. But, I can suggest a few fixes for your banding
problems. Question, is how did you apply the edge banding and how did you
attempt to trim it flush with the veneer?
When I use edge banding, I generally prefer to use the glue on type with
carpenter's white glue, not the iron on type which has the glue already
applied and the iron heats it up so it sticks. Both types work, but I
believe the iron on type of banding is a little thicker with its preapplied
glue and that thickness is more prone to being noticeable.
For trimming, I use two methods. My preferred method is a sanding block
using 120 grit sandpaper. I simply sand the edging by hand to a uniform
edge. Admittedly it's not the fasted method, but it meets my exacting
requirements and it not as time consuming as one might think. The second
method I use is some type of razor knife or an Xacto knife if you prefer.
It's a little more prone to error depending on a slice of banding going in
an unintended direction, but it's faster than than the hand sanding route.
I've always used one of the two above methods and have never even considered
using some type of powered tool or a dedicated edge trimmer. I suppose a
router or some type of sander could do the job properly with enough practice
and set up, but when I first started out woodworking, those two power tools
were not an option for me, so I've never considered them for this purpose.
When it comes to repair, if you've used the iron type of edge banding, you
can heat it again with the iron and slice or scrape it off. It won't be near
as easy as it was to put it on, but with effort you can get it off and then
replace it. If you're really careful, you can use a router with a properly
placed edge guide and guide bearing. A second option is to fill in any gaps
with wood filler, then apply another layer of banding over the repaired one.
It won't be perfect, but it will make for a better appearance than being
able to view wood filled sections.
"basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>
>> B:
>>
>> Soaking the wood with the mixed penetrating resin appropriate to the
>> thicker polymer covering until the odor quits, you can fortify
>> incredibly rotten wood for secondary polymer pours or putty fillings of
>> optimal durability. All steps in the overall process benefit from heat
>> and light which makes outdoor treatment time variable, especially since
>> two soakings are smart.
>>
>> The consensus choice her is epoxy for any structural application. As
>> said, it's not the five and ten route. As proved by final results, the
>> repairs have no parallel.
>>
>> There is more than one manufacturer on this front but kick around this
>> website:
>>
>> http://www.smithandcompany.org/
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Edward Hennessey
>
> Yep, epoxy would be much better for restoration and structural
> work.
>
> Rather than structural my uses are more mundane, skinning
> CDX plywood for waterproofing and smoothing for cheap outdoor
> plaques and signs.
>
> basilisk
>
B:
That's where this grade of stuff fails: the price doesn't
underwrite what you can charge--performance isn't
cost effective. Also, with the mandatory delays for curing and
reapplication, you there better have something else immediately
productive to do while you wait.
What I'm thinking they call Bondo "reapair compound" (probably
off a bit on that exactly) at HD is good stuff. It takes a quality
primer better than the epoxy putty which accepts paint best
after an outside priming with liquid epoxy.
But if you have a sizzling day, I'd think about undercoating
any Bondo you use with laminating polyester catalyzed with
MEKP. It markedly improves the grab of the Bondo putty
and kicks off like bacon on the sun when the mercury peaks.
As long as you keep the resin cool, it lasts a long time. and the
amount needed to seal an spot patch makes it go a long way.Can't
say I fancy the smell of MEKP though. Won't say it's anything
but unforgettable.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in news:4dd02f2a$0$19263
[email protected]:
>
> "Han" wrote:
>
>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>> maple
>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>> imperfections
>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>> to
>> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>> time to
>> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
> ------------------------------------
> It's "Dutchman" time.
>
> Think of it as a Dutchman for a Dutchman <Grown>.
> ---------------------------------
>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>> something to consider?
> ------------------------------
> NO.
>
> Lew
Thanks, Lew. I guess I deserved that!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
"Leon" <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> "Han" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
> maple veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
> imperfections in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and
> little gaps between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some
> wood filler to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will
> cost too much time to redo these things - spouse is getting
> impatient).
>
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
> There is not a whole lot you can do here except cut it out and replace
> with a solid wood strip. Be careful when sanding veneer.
>
>
> As far as gaps between your banding and the plywood edge, a trick I
> use all the time is to cut a relief cut on the good surface edge about
> 1/16" wide and 1/16" deep. I mostly do this to draw attention away to
> cross cut tear out on the end of a piece of plywood. Any way the
> wider appearance of a gap that the relief provides takes you eye away
> from the ill fitting joint.
Thanks, Leon. It may be too late for that now ...
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>> to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>> time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>
> Can't suggest too much for sanding through the veneer except maybe to
> use some type of filler, sand it smooth and then stain it dark enough
> that the grain is not so noticeable which all but negates your use of
> veneered plywood in the first place. But, I can suggest a few fixes
> for your banding problems. Question, is how did you apply the edge
> banding and how did you attempt to trim it flush with the veneer?
>
> When I use edge banding, I generally prefer to use the glue on type
> with carpenter's white glue, not the iron on type which has the glue
> already applied and the iron heats it up so it sticks. Both types
> work, but I believe the iron on type of banding is a little thicker
> with its preapplied glue and that thickness is more prone to being
> noticeable.
>
> For trimming, I use two methods. My preferred method is a sanding
> block using 120 grit sandpaper. I simply sand the edging by hand to a
> uniform edge. Admittedly it's not the fasted method, but it meets my
> exacting requirements and it not as time consuming as one might think.
> The second method I use is some type of razor knife or an Xacto knife
> if you prefer. It's a little more prone to error depending on a slice
> of banding going in an unintended direction, but it's faster than than
> the hand sanding route.
>
> I've always used one of the two above methods and have never even
> considered using some type of powered tool or a dedicated edge
> trimmer. I suppose a router or some type of sander could do the job
> properly with enough practice and set up, but when I first started out
> woodworking, those two power tools were not an option for me, so I've
> never considered them for this purpose.
>
> When it comes to repair, if you've used the iron type of edge banding,
> you can heat it again with the iron and slice or scrape it off. It
> won't be near as easy as it was to put it on, but with effort you can
> get it off and then replace it. If you're really careful, you can use
> a router with a properly placed edge guide and guide bearing. A second
> option is to fill in any gaps with wood filler, then apply another
> layer of banding over the repaired one. It won't be perfect, but it
> will make for a better appearance than being able to view wood filled
> sections.
Thanks for the advice. In the past I have used the iron-on material.
This time I used 1/4" thick solid maple strips. Apparently in some
cases, the edges of the plywood weren't quite square, and there are a few
places with a small gap between the edge of the plywood and the maple
strip. The maple strips were wider than the thickness of the plywood,
and I used a router with a trim bit to get it level. This hasn't always
worked perfectly. Some jigs just weren't quite compatible with me. I
finally made this D-handled jig:
<http://www.shopnotes.com/files/issues/sample/sample-18-19.pdf>
I added 2 strips of self-stick UHMW to the face resting on the plywood to
make it move easier. This works now very nicely!!
I use my Festool Ro90 sander for further leveling, and that works now
very nicely too.
As mentioned before, in some places mistakes happened and I trimmed or
sanded some veneer off. I'm not going to replace the plywood, thank you,
spouse will have to overlook that, but I'd like to make it as nice as I
can. In addition, and this irks me most, there are areas where there is
a half a hair's width space several inches long between the plywood and
the 1/4" banding, as if I didn't have enough Besseys to clamp hard enough
to close those spaces. For those I think now that I'll get some Elmers
wood filler. It should be close enough in color to maple to fool spouse,
mostly. She wants the whitest, clearest possible finish for this, but I
think I'll cheat with just a bit of BLO to bring out the grain a bit. In
contrast to better half, I don't want it to look as if painted <grin>.
Oh, yeah, for the future I am going to abstain from this type of banding,
and switch back to iron-on stuff. Easier to repair.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
[email protected] (Larry W) wrote in news:iqprq8$o01$1
@speranza.aioe.org:
> Something I've done when the mistake is of an appropriate size & shape,
> is glue a small hand plane shaving over it then sand down. Of course it
> can't be done for every mistake, but where it can work, it works pretty
> well if you can match the grain of the shaving to the plywood.
>
Thanks, Larry, that's a great idea!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
Joe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:f5b06867-0867-4bc4-aab4-f04be9aa3ef2@d28g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:
> On May 15, 11:15 am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>> mapl
> e
>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>> imperfect
> ions
>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>> to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>> time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>
>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's
>> better/easier
> ?
>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>
>> --
>> Best regards
>> Han
>> email address is invalid
>
> Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
> woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
> filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
> Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing 'saves'
> on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand work. Best
> of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for years in the
> beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half an hour and is
> very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of unless you find
> the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures.
> If your local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and
> better hardware stores.
>
> Joe
Thanks, Joe!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
This is all good information, but may not apply in my case. I am dealing
with small hairline cracks between improperly glued banding and plywood, or
very shallow divots through the veneer. I'll report later on how I solved
after I try several of the suggestions.
Thanks for the help!!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
"basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 17 May 2011 20:06:49 -0700, Edward Hennessey wrote:
>
>> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Joe <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:f5b06867-0867-4bc4-aab4-f04be9aa3ef2@d28g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:
>>>
>>>> On May 15, 11:15 am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>>>>> mapl
>>>> e
>>>>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>>>>> imperfect
>>>> ions
>>>>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>>>>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>>>>> to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>>>>> time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>>>>
>>>>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>>>>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>>>>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's
>>>>> better/easier
>>>> ?
>>>>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>> Han
>>>>> email address is invalid
>>>>
>>>> Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
>>>> woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
>>>> filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
>>>> Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing 'saves'
>>>> on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand work. Best
>>>> of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for years in the
>>>> beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half an hour and is
>>>> very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of unless you find
>>>> the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures.
>>>> If your local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and
>>>> better hardware stores.
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>
>>> Thanks, Joe!
>>>
>>
>> OH:
>>
>> I use gallons of the Bondo repair compound. It is good stuff.
>> And Joe speaks testament about it being quick with the
>> right amount of catalyst. The resin/talc compound itself
>> doesn't have an interminable shelf life. Yet Joe's advice
>> about keeping it in a cool/cold place will do much to extend
>> that. There are also some marine epoxy resins that make
>> for an extremely hard repair at much, much greater cost. The
>> fastidious way to apply these also calls for liquid resin coat to
>> be applied first and dried to a very light tack before the
>> finishing epoxy mix goes on. The liquid penetrates the
>> bare wood, seals it and gives adhesion for the overcoat.
>> But it can be done a simpler way with epoxy as with
>> Bondo.
>>
>> One bit of advice on any application worth mention is to
>> provide a roughened surface in the wood for your fill to
>> grab. On a larger area, the typical process is to roughen with
>> 60 grit paper. Personally, I do that and use sharp tools
>> to carefully incise the wood across the area at two
>> different angles. Carefully again, I use the same small
>> tools to cut a groove at an inward slope around the perimeter
>> so the outward bottom extends under the undamaged surface.
>> All these efforts add precious little time to the job.
>> Once done, they also mechanically make the
>> idea of delamination only a word.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Edward Hennessey
>
> Bondo can be thinned with polester fiberglass resin
> and the thinned version seems to penetrate the wood
> fibers and make an idestructable bond.
>
> basilisk
B:
Soaking the wood with the mixed penetrating resin
appropriate to the thicker polymer covering until
the odor quits, you can fortify incredibly rotten wood
for secondary polymer pours or putty fillings of optimal
durability. All steps in the overall process benefit
from heat and light which makes outdoor treatment time
variable, especially since two soakings are smart.
The consensus choice her is epoxy for any structural
application. As said, it's not the five and ten route. As
proved by final results, the repairs have no parallel.
There is more than one manufacturer on this front but
kick around this website:
http://www.smithandcompany.org/
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
"Edward Hennessey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>> maple
>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>> imperfections
>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
>> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
>> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>
>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's better/easier?
>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>
>> --
>> Best regards
>> Han
>> email address is invalid
>
> Hanuman:
>
> The title is because you monkeyed around, man.
> Who doesn't once in a while. Even Homer nods.
> The Greek Homer.
>
> I'm doubling on the dutchman insert for large areas.
> Practice cutting and gluing on any similar scrap you have
> first. Use sharp tools. Clamp a guide on for the cut. Cut
> the patch a fraction large if you have trouble getting it
> dead on, then sand.And if you drink a lot of coffee,
> maybe wait until after the triumph.
>
> Object restorers get very good at this.
> There are hard compounds that
> can be mixted with paints, pastels, dry
> glazes and other
> colorants or be layered on top of them.
> When properly done, detecting this work
> can be exceedingly difficult to indistinguishable
> without instruments, particularly in small areas.
> Should your match surface be minutely and
> intricately patterned, it will be challenging.
>
> If I could see your problem spots, that
> would help but the eyesight isn't 20-3,000
> miles at present. If you want to try compound
> fills anywhere, I will commend a color-mixing
> fan book to you by name. The structure is
> simplicity: 4 parts Color X + 2 parts Z +1 part Y=!.
> It will set you back some ten spots. Use it a
> few times and you'll be thankful.
>
> Regards,
>
> Edward Hennessey
>
OH:
A water-soluble wood filler would work
well with easily available pigments like
acrylics and pastels if you need to tint
your filler. Oil-based anything will take longer
to set up and sometimes there is an
incompatibility between the carrier
oil in a paint and that in the wood filler.
In terms of durability, direct light,
oxygen and time are opponents that
will work a change, in that order of
speed and magnitude. Harsh sunlight is
the worst. Out of the glaring, a good repair
should outlast our ability to talk about
it.
IIRC, you were going to the blond side
here? That part of the spectrum
should be doable as far
as areas that you decide to fill after
reviewing all the good contributions
you've had on the topic.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Regards,
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I wrote:
>
> It's "Dutchman" time.
>
> Think of it as a Dutchman for a Dutchman <Grown>.
> ---------------------------------
>
> "Han" wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Lew. I guess I deserved that!
> -------------------------------------------
> The Dutchman idea was made a little tongue in cheek.
>
> If you use a Dutchman, you will have to protect the veneer around the
> Dutchman while sanding the Dutchman flush with the veneer or you will just
> have a bigger problem.
>
> Some masking tape over the veneer around the Dutchman will make your day.
>
> Also, a detail sander such as a Fein Multimaster will be your friend.
>
> The sander has to be smaller than the Dutchman to have a chance.
>
> My personal choice for trimming edge banding is a 10" flat bastard file.
>
> Push the file into the banding at a 45 degree angle in both the X-Y & Y-Z
> planes at the same time.
>
> A trick taught to me by an old kitchen cabinet refinisher guy.
>
> Slicker than frozen snot on a door knob; however, YMMV.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Lew
>
>
>
L:
Among the uses for one of those cheap electic toothbrushes is as a
sander. Cut off the bristles. Try modifying one of the stickier
two-sided rubber squares used for mounting pictures on walls or a
piece of rubber with the right two-sided tape. On the working side
mount a piece of paper of the appropriate size and shape
to the pad. Sand away.
Other points:
1. If you have a multi-speed brush, you have a multi-speed
sander.
2. Some brushes have different motion patterns.
3. Sandpaper can be mounted right to the brush
stem for some applications.
4.Shaping the stem would fit you into odd places.
5.I don't know how this would work with an ultrasonic
brush. It would be worth the experiment. If your adhesives
were as waterproof as your paper, there might be some discernible
difference doing something wet (given the cavitation) or immersed
(given the nature of the object abraded). Wood would not be the
optimum candiate.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
On May 15, 11:15=A0am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" mapl=
e
> veneer plywood, with maple banding. =A0I will need to deal with imperfect=
ions
> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
> between banding and plywood. =A0I'm considering using some wood filler to
> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>
> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=3D18537&filter=3Dwood%20filler>
> something to consider? =A0Or is there something else that's better/easier=
? =A0
> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
> email address is invalid
Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing 'saves'
on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand work. Best
of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for years in the
beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half an hour and is
very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of unless you find
the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures.
If your local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and
better hardware stores.
Joe
"Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" maple
> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
> imperfections
> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
> "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
> redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>
> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
> something to consider? Or is there something else that's better/easier?
> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
> email address is invalid
Hanuman:
The title is because you monkeyed around, man.
Who doesn't once in a while. Even Homer nods.
The Greek Homer.
I'm doubling on the dutchman insert for large areas.
Practice cutting and gluing on any similar scrap you have
first. Use sharp tools. Clamp a guide on for the cut. Cut
the patch a fraction large if you have trouble getting it
dead on, then sand.And if you drink a lot of coffee,
maybe wait until after the triumph.
Object restorers get very good at this.
There are hard compounds that
can be mixted with paints, pastels, dry
glazes and other
colorants or be layered on top of them.
When properly done, detecting this work
can be exceedingly difficult to indistinguishable
without instruments, particularly in small areas.
Should your match surface be minutely and
intricately patterned, it will be challenging.
If I could see your problem spots, that
would help but the eyesight isn't 20-3,000
miles at present. If you want to try compound
fills anywhere, I will commend a color-mixing
fan book to you by name. The structure is
simplicity: 4 parts Color X + 2 parts Z +1 part Y=!.
It will set you back some ten spots. Use it a
few times and you'll be thankful.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
In article <[email protected]>,
Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4" maple
>veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with imperfections
>in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler to
>"fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much time to
>redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>
>Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
><http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>something to consider? Or is there something else that's better/easier?
>Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>
>Thanks in advance for your advice!
>
>--
>Best regards
>Han
>email address is invalid
Something I've done when the mistake is of an appropriate size & shape,
is glue a small hand plane shaving over it then sand down. Of course it
can't be done for every mistake, but where it can work, it works pretty
well if you can match the grain of the shaving to the plywood.
--
Better to be stuck up in a tree than tied to one.
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar.org
On Tue, 17 May 2011 20:06:49 -0700, Edward Hennessey wrote:
> "Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Joe <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:f5b06867-0867-4bc4-aab4-f04be9aa3ef2@d28g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> On May 15, 11:15 am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>>>> mapl
>>> e
>>>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>>>> imperfect
>>> ions
>>>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>>>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>>>> to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>>>> time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>>>
>>>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>>>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>>>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's
>>>> better/easier
>>> ?
>>>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Han
>>>> email address is invalid
>>>
>>> Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
>>> woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
>>> filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
>>> Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing 'saves'
>>> on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand work. Best
>>> of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for years in the
>>> beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half an hour and is
>>> very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of unless you find
>>> the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures.
>>> If your local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and
>>> better hardware stores.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>
>> Thanks, Joe!
>>
>
> OH:
>
> I use gallons of the Bondo repair compound. It is good stuff.
> And Joe speaks testament about it being quick with the
> right amount of catalyst. The resin/talc compound itself
> doesn't have an interminable shelf life. Yet Joe's advice
> about keeping it in a cool/cold place will do much to extend
> that. There are also some marine epoxy resins that make
> for an extremely hard repair at much, much greater cost. The
> fastidious way to apply these also calls for liquid resin coat to
> be applied first and dried to a very light tack before the
> finishing epoxy mix goes on. The liquid penetrates the
> bare wood, seals it and gives adhesion for the overcoat.
> But it can be done a simpler way with epoxy as with
> Bondo.
>
> One bit of advice on any application worth mention is to
> provide a roughened surface in the wood for your fill to
> grab. On a larger area, the typical process is to roughen with
> 60 grit paper. Personally, I do that and use sharp tools
> to carefully incise the wood across the area at two
> different angles. Carefully again, I use the same small
> tools to cut a groove at an inward slope around the perimeter
> so the outward bottom extends under the undamaged surface.
> All these efforts add precious little time to the job.
> Once done, they also mechanically make the
> idea of delamination only a word.
>
> Regards,
>
> Edward Hennessey
Bondo can be thinned with polester fiberglass resin
and the thinned version seems to penetrate the wood
fibers and make an idestructable bond.
basilisk
"Han" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Joe <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:f5b06867-0867-4bc4-aab4-f04be9aa3ef2@d28g2000yqf.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On May 15, 11:15 am, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I'm making a fairly big bookcase-like entertainment center from 3/4"
>>> mapl
>> e
>>> veneer plywood, with maple banding. I will need to deal with
>>> imperfect
>> ions
>>> in my technique, such as sanding through the veneer, and little gaps
>>> between banding and plywood. I'm considering using some wood filler
>>> to "fix" my inexperience (it's too expensive, and will cost too much
>>> time to redo these things - spouse is getting impatient).
>>>
>>> Is Rockler's Famowood - shown here:
>>> <http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537&filter=wood%20filler>
>>> something to consider? Or is there something else that's
>>> better/easier
>> ?
>>> Or should this just show that it is "hand"made.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your advice!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards
>>> Han
>>> email address is invalid
>>
>> Everybody seems to forget that 3M Bondo is the sloppy (and even pro)
>> woodworkers best friend. Get the white catalyst, as the iron oxide
>> filled (purplish) stuff needs lots of stain to disguise the color.
>> Both take stain as well as wood, and I have made some amazing 'saves'
>> on projects where a misstep meant discarding hours of hand work. Best
>> of all, the price is reasonable, the stuff will keep for years in the
>> beer fridge (you have one, right?), it works up in half an hour and is
>> very strong. Actually no downside that I can think of unless you find
>> the styrene odor unpleasant until it cures.
>> If your local Borg doesn't have it, body shop supply stores do, and
>> better hardware stores.
>>
>> Joe
>
> Thanks, Joe!
>
OH:
I use gallons of the Bondo repair compound. It is good stuff.
And Joe speaks testament about it being quick with the
right amount of catalyst. The resin/talc compound itself
doesn't have an interminable shelf life. Yet Joe's advice
about keeping it in a cool/cold place will do much to extend
that. There are also some marine epoxy resins that make
for an extremely hard repair at much, much greater cost. The
fastidious way to apply these also calls for liquid resin coat to
be applied first and dried to a very light tack before the
finishing epoxy mix goes on. The liquid penetrates the
bare wood, seals it and gives adhesion for the overcoat.
But it can be done a simpler way with epoxy as with
Bondo.
One bit of advice on any application worth mention is to
provide a roughened surface in the wood for your fill to
grab. On a larger area, the typical process is to roughen with
60 grit paper. Personally, I do that and use sharp tools
to carefully incise the wood across the area at two
different angles. Carefully again, I use the same small
tools to cut a groove at an inward slope around the perimeter
so the outward bottom extends under the undamaged surface.
All these efforts add precious little time to the job.
Once done, they also mechanically make the
idea of delamination only a word.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey