Cherry wood filler
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Cherry wood filler
I'm new to working with cherry, and I have been looking into what the wood does. (darken with age and is blotchy when stained). My question is regarding filling minor flaws in the wood, minor goofs on my part, and when necessary, brad dimples. If the wood darkens with age, and the filler does not, the brad dimples and the minor goofs and flaws will be light while the cherry gets darker. Is there an answer to this problem?
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judaspre1982
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Last edited by judaspre1982 on Sat May 20, 2017 1:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Although cherry is a hard wood to work with, Dimples can often be fixed to a point where very little if any wood filler is required... Have to tried to "steam out" some of the imperfections and dimples? Wet the area with water, cover with a damp cloth and apply a hot iron.. Hold it on the dimpled area for 5-10 seconds at a time and keep checking the demple... may need more water from time to time.
Filling cracks and gouges with wood filler will show up in the future as most of them 'shrink' and remain lighter then the wood being filled.. As mentioned above, sawdist from the wood itself will give you the best apperance.. but don't try to fill the crack with one application. First application should not be applied to the point where it overflows and allow it to dry. In fact it's better to have a slight depression for the second application. Before the second application, sand off excess wood filler that has collected outside the imperfection then blow out the area clean. Slightly dampen the area before the final application of wood filler. this time a little overflow is acceptable. Let dry, sand, clean and repeat as necessary.
I use Wood Doe... not "plactic wood" and mix sawdust about 10 parts Doe to 5 parts sawdust... Just so it's not too dry... Final mix has a little more sawdust in it to assure the desired color.
Hope this works for ya... Happy Holidays..
Filling cracks and gouges with wood filler will show up in the future as most of them 'shrink' and remain lighter then the wood being filled.. As mentioned above, sawdist from the wood itself will give you the best apperance.. but don't try to fill the crack with one application. First application should not be applied to the point where it overflows and allow it to dry. In fact it's better to have a slight depression for the second application. Before the second application, sand off excess wood filler that has collected outside the imperfection then blow out the area clean. Slightly dampen the area before the final application of wood filler. this time a little overflow is acceptable. Let dry, sand, clean and repeat as necessary.
I use Wood Doe... not "plactic wood" and mix sawdust about 10 parts Doe to 5 parts sawdust... Just so it's not too dry... Final mix has a little more sawdust in it to assure the desired color.
Hope this works for ya... Happy Holidays..