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  1. T

    Which epoxy and pigment ?

    I am currently building an oak frame for a bathroom mirror. In the frame I will be inlaying colored epoxy. The oak frame and the groove for the epoxy will be painted brown. The epoxy I plan to pour in will likely be tinted light blue or I may stay with clear. Does anyone have a experience...
    • Temp626
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    • color crack epoxy fill filler filling pigment voids
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Finishing
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    what is a piece of wood that fixes a crack called?

    Hello all, I have a piece of 2" maple I cut on my sawmill 10 years ago. it has a few cracks and I want to use those "bow tie" like fixes to hold the cracks tight. never used them before - any suggestions how, or what they are called? thanks much. building a primitive workbench
  3. CDPeters

    Crack at Segmented Turning - Part 3

    OK - here's where the rubber hits the road. Here's the base and ring 1, rough turned and trued, waiting for rings 2 and 3: View image in gallery Ring 3 glued on (missed getting a picture of ring 2, the walnut, glued up): View image in gallery And off we go spinning. I will tell you I...
  4. CDPeters

    Crack at Segmented Turning - Part 2

    In part 1, I cooked up a segmenting sled for the tablesaw. In this part, we learned ALOT about gluing up the rings. My apologies if some pictures seem missing, but I kinda got engrossed and forgot about the camera :embaresse. I decided to make the base from some curly cherry, segmented. So...
  5. CDPeters

    Crack at Segmented Turning - Part 1

    OK guys and gals, so the goal of this evolution is to try segmented turning. Phase 1: Make a segment sled for the TS. After studying gallery pictures from Joe Scharle and Earl, I set out to build the beast: Step 1 - glue runners to a piece of 1/2" oak ply. I squared up the ply and used the...
  6. C

    Need to fill a crack

    I have a few cracks I need to fill in a table I'm working on. One of them is pretty open. Here's a pic: It's probably 1/32 max width. I have some filler that I can use but thought maybe epoxy would be better. How can I get a decent color match if I use epoxy? How do I go about...
  7. Tarhead

    Crack Repair w/Bandsaw and a Detail Sanding Block w/Bondo and Waxpaper

    Charles Neil has a neat way to fix a crack in a piece of lumber using a bandsaw. A good way to salvage those wide boards whose ends have a check. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1305031876/bclid1308070087/bctid1304989998 Another great trick is to make a custom detail sanding...
    • Tarhead
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    • block crack detail repair sanding w or bandsaw w or bondo waxpaper
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: "How To" Forum

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