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Stainable Wood fillers/putty
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:22 pm
So i'm building this coffee table for my wife's aunt. My first attempt at a round table top, so im pretty proud of that feat. 
After building it EXACTLY like we discussed and even showing her examples of the table top, she would like to know if i can fill in the gaps between the boards. So because im a good nephew, i need ya'll to tell me my best method for doing so.
I've got a bucket of stainable wood putty, but it always comes a slightly different color than the rest of the piece.
Is there a better method? Plastic wood? Plane the whole thing down a 1/4 inch?
After building it EXACTLY like we discussed and even showing her examples of the table top, she would like to know if i can fill in the gaps between the boards. So because im a good nephew, i need ya'll to tell me my best method for doing so.
I've got a bucket of stainable wood putty, but it always comes a slightly different color than the rest of the piece.
Is there a better method? Plastic wood? Plane the whole thing down a 1/4 inch?
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Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:27 pm to SportTiger1
A paint contractor told me one time the best filler material he ever painted and stained over was window glazier compound.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:32 pm to SportTiger1
There is no stain that will hide the long straight lines of the gaps. If she wants to paint it that could be done fairly easily with several different putties but they will be prone to crack along the long crevices. So for paint I would use fiberglass resin to fill the cracks. and then sand smooth.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:42 pm to SportTiger1
Sounds like she's picky, if so, there is no real way to hide those lines. Even planing the whole thing down won't work perfectly unless you jointed those edges. The only real option here is to make a new top. Or fill and paint it like mentioned above.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:59 pm to SportTiger1
have you considered staining as-is and getting a piece of glass cut for the top? table looks awesome btw.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 7:57 pm to SportTiger1
man, that looks damn good. I can't say that I would fill the gaps, though.
If I were in that dilemma, I would probably just think about topping it all with a sheet of veneer and then staining that.
If I were in that dilemma, I would probably just think about topping it all with a sheet of veneer and then staining that.
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