Wood glue hide glue and even epoxy glue.
Woodworking glue and sawdust. Homemade bondo wood. Sawdust well not actually. However some epoxy glues dry quick. Wood glue hardens relatively quickly so don t dawdle you have about 10 minutes of total working time to prepare and apply the filler.
Wood filler is often used to repair or restore damaged wooden articles by masking any cracks or indentations in the wood. Well it s as easy as mixing wood glue and fine sawdust. Wood filler the beginner s friend. As for sawdust my preference is the fine saw dust you get from sanding rather than wood shavings which don t mix well.
Titebond or white glue will work with some woods but with others it turns the dust dark. What you are actually looking for is wood dust. Step 2 gather sawdust. In order to determine how much wood filler you require inspect the furniture to check the full extent of the damage that needs to be repaired.
Glue sawdust patching test what glue blends in the best. I find the best place to collect wood dust is from my bosch orbit sander. Just about any wood glue will work to make this filler. Posted by jean on may 21 2017.
Matthias wandel shows this often in his videos. The glue to sawdust ratio. It depends on how big a mistake you re trying to fill but any mixture of glue and sawdust will resist stain. Avoid adding so much glue that the mixture becomes runny.
I start by pouring glue into a small. Not only is the wood dust extremely fine it is almost always from the wood i am working with. Also please use transparent or white glue as coloured blues can stain the putty and we don t want that sawdust this can be salvaged from the building of the workpiece if the sawdust comes from the same wood that the workpiece the colour will be very similar to the original wood. I get my sawdust from underneath the band saw.
Be aware that the sawdust should be mixed with three times as much glue to create the filler and this must be taken into account to help to determine how much sawdust is required. Every glue i can think of will seal the filler against stain so you ll get very uneven results. Sawdust contains larger particles that are often different sizes and too large to use in this case. I performed this test before finishing that project in order to determine which glue would do the job best.