Questions tagged [wood-repair]
Fixing items made from wood that has been damaged in some way, shape or form.
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How can I distinguish between mold or wear in teak?
I was given a teak patio set that has some damage that I cannot identify as mold or wear. In either case I don’t know how to fix it.
I’ve read a bunch of articles about how to clean with a ...
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Remove old oil stains from oak table before refinishing
I've bought an oak table to give it a second life as our dining table, our plan is to refinish it with (hardwax) oil.
It was quite stained and originally treated with some kind of oil. So my ...
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Can I remove existing wood finishes using a jointer or planer without damaging the cutting knives?
From time to time I get hold of a piece of a salvaged wood stock that has been previously finished. If it is a good species, I would like to reuse it, but have always been concerned about removing ...
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Finding dents before the finish
I am currently in the process of sanding and then repainting all the doors in my house. Before I started sanding (the doors were white) it was quite easy to find tiny dents/holes or other ...
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Repair split wood at hinge on blanket chest?
I'm looking for some advice. I am refinishing a gorgeous blanket chest but the wood has split at one of the hinges.
It seems a previous owner may have tried to repair it, but it is not solid. The ...
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Are lacquer re-coats supposed to dissolve/remove pinhole bubbles?
I am brushing lacquer on 50 small walnut plates. My first coats were a bit of a learning curve and I had produced some small bubbles.
My understanding is that new coats of lacquer will dissolve into ...
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How to fix white splotches on pine from wood filler?
total newbie here. First wood project is turning a live edge piece of pine into a kitchen island, but I think I've run into a problem.
I wanted to fill holes with this wood filler,
but I covered ...
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What is Old English Scratch Cover?
Seems like a basic question but I haven't really been able to find the answer anywhere. I understand that it's used to restore scratched up wood... I've seen pictures and videos of it in use. But what ...
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How Much Weight Can a 1inch x 11inch Dowel Hold/Support?
I am asking about the 6416U 1 in. x 1 in. x 48 in. Hardwood Round Dowel they sell at Home Depot.
I plan to join 3 4x4s and use the middle one as a swivel, the middle one will be under load and the 2 ...
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Hand planing punky wood
I have some spalted punky wood blanks I'm turning into a stool seat. How do I stabilise it so it won't tear out during hand planing? It's to big for ca glue, if i use a wood hardener can I then plane ...
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How to prevent epoxy from running out of wood voids
I'm building a pair of 3-drawer nightstands and using a slab of cypress for the drawer faces.
The final pour of epoxy started out fine, just "proud" of the surface in the major voids, but overnight ...
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Repairing small crack in cutting board
Yesterday I noticed a small crack (about 2 cm long) in my cutting board. I'm not sure what happened since I frequently oil my board with mineral oil. Also note that the split is not on a glue line.
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Staining pine table top how can I get rid of this spot
How can I get rid of this spot? I sanded and thought I had gotten rid of it. I did not use mineral spirits before applying stain. Any idea on how to get this spot to darken?
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How do I fix this part of my desk?
I got this desk from a friend that rescued it from the dump. There's a lot of rescue efforts that I'm putting into it. Not the least is fixing the finish that's totally gross.
I started scraping the ...
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How to be sure that there are no live woodworms in my oak boards?
I discovered few 10-15 holes on one of my oak plans I use to build a table. How can I assure that there are no worm left alive to ruin my future table. I cannot plane them.
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Sun damaged polyurethane-finished dining table
So I have this Italian made marquetry dining table which has a polyurethane finish. I acquired this as a used item and I noticed after purchase that in the light I can see streaked areas where it has ...
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Why is clear epoxy not often used to fill cracks in live edge slabs?
I've worked with a few live edge slabs in the past, but the one I have now is the first one with a sizable crack. I don't like the look of butterfly keys, and I don't believe that this crack needs ...
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Is there a practical way to cut off a piece of a live edge slab, and then seamlessly rejoin it?
As mentioned in other questions I've posted, I'm building a memorial bench for my mother, who recently passed away. I would like to have some poetic stanzas inscribed on the seatback on either side, ...
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Flattening Warped Table Leaf
We bought an old oak table that came with 2 leaves each 2' x 5' x 1". One is bowed slightly on one end. Is there a way to flatten that end?
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Is this reclaimed wood repairable?
There is a large chunk missing from this dining table and I'm worried it is unrepairable. If it can't be repaired, could you explain why?
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How to repair the edges of a plywood
I can't find the words for my problems. But this is the ply I want to repair.
I want to make a rack using brackets.
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Door repairable?
Friend got a little rough original doors would like to repair lost some slivers of wood, what do you think?
Thanks
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White spots on ash wood
I'd just sanded down the lacquer from my guitar, which worked pretty well. After a control of the surface I saw some white rough spots as you can see in the following pictures:
As far as I know it's ...
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Fixing small knot hole in pine — compatible with oil finish
I wish to patch/fill a knot hole in a pine panel at a jointed edge. The hole is only a few mm deep. I don't think doing a sawdust + epoxy/shellac/glue filler will sit well with an oil finish, and I've ...
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moisture after first layer of stain.. now what?
my question is about how to save my table!!! Im doing my first project. I sanded the table yesterday, applied pre-stain/ conditioner and then my first layer of stain. I went to check it to see if it ...
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To Resin or Not To Resin (Cracked Gum Wood)
I have the slab shown in the pics below. During the drying/curing process it developed many micro cracks a few larger (some through-slab) cracks. These cracks exist on both the main surfaces and on ...
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Fixing splintered wood on a curved surface
I received this 1926 La Vincdora Singer sewing machine in the mail a few days ago. It was sent to me in pristine condition so I have filed a claim. My question is. Is it possible to fix these areas ...
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How could I repair this crack?
I have an antique wooden box which has a nasty crack in it. There is a very dark brown material that seems to form the background of the image and which I would need to fill the crack (I think). Here ...
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How to get writing out of a soft wood desk top
I recently purchased a beautiful office desk made from a soft wood. Before I could set up proper safeguards, my son laid down a piece of paper and went to writing -- and pressed all of his words into ...
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Is this a good approach to fixing damaged mdf holes along the edge?
Please note that I tried to break this question up into three relevant sections, separated by the large headers
Here's what happened to the cabinet
I was moving an empty wood file cabinet down some ...
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Best approach for this broken chair leg
A close friend called me for help with a busted chair leg. I hadn't seen it, but figured I'd probably be considering a good wood glue and some dowels inserted in angled holes to reinforce the thing.
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Strategy for Restoring an Old Rocking Chair?
I'm planning on restoring an old rocking chair that has anchors holding it vertically from the sides on horizontal beams, and the beams are air nailed from the bottom. Recently, one of the anchors ...
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Reinforcing/repairing a soundboard
So essentially I was making a bowed lyre (jouhikko/tagelharpa), which requires a thin spruce soundboard. I am going to make it by gluing three boards together as shown in this YouTube video:
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Extending oak drawer runners
I've got a large oak chest of drawers I got a pretty good deal on a long time ago. But one of the drawers is always getting stuck, it slips off the side of the runner shown below. It then needs ...
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How should I fix a broken chair stringer?
This part of the chair was damaged during shipping and I was wondering if it would be safe to glue together.
The part on the left is a leg and the horizontal bar on the right supports the front of ...
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Where to buy and how to replace missing piece antique french hunters cabinet? [closed]
I have an Antique French Hunters Cabinet in which the top molding is missing. See picture below which shows the piece before the top piece of molding was lost. Where would I buy a piece of wood ...
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how to fix very light scratches in polyurethane finish?
I just got a nice new wooden table, and, being completely clueless about wood, scrubbed it with the rougher side of a dish sponge because it had some weird rough spots on the surface. Now it's ...
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Making wood filler from sawdust
The piece I am currently working on does not need to be perfect in any way, I am actually going for a slightly rough look (due to many mistakes along the way) but I would like to hide some of the ...
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FIlling up gaps in an old wooden floor
I'm currently in the process of renewing an old wooden floor. What would one use to fill in the gaps between the planks?
I've asked in the local home repair store and they gave me a silicone like ...
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Tacky/ gummy Danish oil surface on stained, Tasmanian Oak
I'm a newbie to woodwork and surprised myself by successfully creating an even Black Japan stain on some Tasmanian Oak. I then decided to finish it with Danish Oil. Somehow I decided to brush on a ...
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Techniques for repair wood chair seats
I have some antique (100+ yrs.) oak chairs that have developed cracks in the seat. In a previous question I asked how to better support the seats. Now I am finally getting around to working on them ...
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Advice on repairing a broken bed
We recently moved and a bed was not put back together properly (wrong screws were used). As a result one of the boards split where a screw joins the long side board to a leg. You can see the split and ...
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How to fix a wooden floor
I'm making some reparation to the house I recently moved in. The floor is in a terrible state and I'd like to bring a new life to the floors.
The wood has been painted in red/brown with some kind of ...
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How can I remove water damage from my improperly stored slab?
I completely forgot about a slab of ash I had stored on the floor and it looks like water has seeped into the edge. It was stored horizontally on an edge, leaning against the wall. The edge against ...
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Redo glue joint
I have 3/4" plywood which I glued to a big (2.5" x 3.5") piece of poplar. The edge of the plywood was glued to the short edge of the poplar, offset from the face of the poplar. I used Titebond II glue,...
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Rocker restoration
Just scored an oak&cane rocker, it's weathered and has some photosynthesis on the cane. How can I protect the cane while using BLO on the wood? or is it ok to use it on the cane? (which is in need ...
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Mid-century table: Is it worth re-veneering? [closed]
I have this mid-century round dining table. The table top is veneer, and it's damaged with bubbles and scratches.
The cost for fixing/re-veneering seems to be between $400 and $800.
Is it worth ...
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Repair wooden footboard rail mount? [closed]
I'm not sure if this is even repairable, got the bedframe second hand, already missing the chunk of wood on the right and the screws in it. I think the crack is getting worse though and I'm not sure ...
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Building a table for aquarium
About 6 months ago, I built an aquarium wood table (stand). to build it, I used pine wood 0.63" sheets.
for 5-6 months it was great, though few days ago I noticed that the top sheet that the aquarium ...
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Can you fill cracks in the side of a live edge slab
I have a couple of live edge slabs I was planning on making into live edge end tables but I'm wondering what to do with the cracks in the side - if anything can be done at all. Could I fill them with ...
