Put the saw dust on a paper plate first and move it back and forth this will let the smaller particles of sawdust to separate use the smaller particles and you will get a better filler that will sand smoother.
I have stained the saw dust and let it dry and then mixed it with wood glue to match the stain color used on the wood many times also a great tip for wood workers dealing with old finishes chewing tobacco has a dark rich pigment that will help with matching aged stain colors wood is very interesting work and dealing with antiques can be a challenge but also a great way to make some cash
associated comment: 2 tips for glue-ups by those with no shop -obviously, you want to lay the boards on a really flat surface. ALSO, though, weight down the top as best you can prior to clamping -if you aren't planing, then wet the surface with water from a soaked cloth. best luck is usually with a random-orbit sander and coarse grit. You will need to clean the sanding pad often, but easily done by just tapping your sander against the wet rag. I've used this quite a bit on small projects, and you get a really smooth, professional-looking surface.
This is def a nice method. I learned to actually make a putty with the wood glue and the wood shavings. That works really well as well. and then you use a plastic putty knife to get it all in there. I am new to all of this wood working stuff. IS this something you have tried and changed your method or do you think this will work just as well? Also, you do not waste other saw dust.
Why not mix the glue and dust first into a paste and then fill with it? That's what I've always done...is there an advantage to doing it like the video?
Great tip, never run across it before. Seen guys use super glue with wood putty powder to fill plastic pretty successfully. Except you don't use your fingers lol. Very logical way of dealing with it, I'd bet it's long lasting too. Thanks for sharing even if it was "borrowed" haha.
First wanna say I love the rustic look. This works very well saved me on many of wood work projects my current one is a computer desk top 2 of the pieces had a gap so I did this, great video thanks
I have never had my puddy crack .Im 60 and i made a hatchet out of wood when i was a kid so 40 plus years later still holding up . Here's the kicker I stained it with brow shoe polish thats even held up all these years .
If you’re painting the finished product and not varnishing or oiling use 2 part car body filler, it expands and contracts with even soft wood just prepare for some serious sanding.
If is big gaps then you make the paste hard,if the gaps are small then make paste more runny. It works better than this example on the video. Super glue and wood dust works really well. Cover the area with super glue then sprinkle wood dust. Do it in layers. When is done it's stronger than anything apart from metal. It dries out rock hard and more reliable than any filler.
I use that method all the time for gun stocks I work on where the 'smith got a little happy to make the action fit and slipped. Great for repairing gouges but there's a learning curve to color matching using that method.
I recommend using wax paper if you want to patch an adhesive to a piece of missing wood. Btw, I work in fiberglass repair. I just thought wood glue on waxpaper would be effective.
The glue is as strong or stronger than wood, so if it's just a crack, you should be good. If you're painting, you'll be good. The trouble will come if you attempt to stain. Narrow cracks will look fairly natural, but wide cracks might give away the fill since glue doesn't stain particularly well.
i am an experienced woodworker. thanks for taking the time to share you knowledge. i use actual bondo on wood too, and i was researching actual bondo with wood to further this knowledge and this video came up. i was disappointed that it had nothing to do with bondo, so i'm giving a thumbs down because of a bad video label that includes the word bondo, yet the video has nothing to do with actual bondo. sorry edit: i have used wood glue and the same saw dust from the wood i am filling, the reason i use bondo is for larger gaps that interface with with something that needs to flat and level in an EXTERIOR setting. i am not sure sure how carpenter's glue compares to bondo in an semi-exterior setting, but i think bondo beats glue in terms of performance. i rarely use glue or bondo, so i'm off to the store in either case, so i mind as well get what works best for my application.
Put the saw dust on a paper plate first and move it back and forth this will let the smaller particles of sawdust to separate use the smaller particles and you will get a better filler that will sand smoother.
Sounds like deseeding weed
@@mikefink2134 its called a sieve, theyve been around for thousands of years
I have stained the saw dust and let it dry and then mixed it with wood glue to match the stain color used on the wood many times also a great tip for wood workers dealing with old finishes chewing tobacco has a dark rich pigment that will help with matching aged stain colors wood is very interesting work and dealing with antiques can be a challenge but also a great way to make some cash
Do you just mix the saw dust with a little stain in a dish and let it dry? Equal parts saw dust to stain? What would you recommend?
"Chewing tobacco"?????????????? Those were the Dark Ages in hillbilly country
Thank you. I'm trying this out on my floors we are redoing. And so far I'm loving this idea!
This method works much better than mixing the sawdust and glue before applying it.
I mixed it to a paste and had mixed results so I'm going to try this new dry method on my guitar build.All good advice here,thanks all.😀👍
Will it take a stain?
I build rustic pallet furniture and I will try this. Thanks for the video.
I do too
Thanks for the video - I have some quarter inch gaps on top of a podium and will cut shims to fill most of it then use this glue trick
Yeah it looks ok BUT will it take a stain and not show the glue mark? It shts when you stain a piece and glue marks show over the staining :(
associated comment:
2 tips for glue-ups by those with no shop
-obviously, you want to lay the boards on a really flat surface. ALSO, though, weight down the top as best you can prior to clamping
-if you aren't planing, then wet the surface with water from a soaked cloth. best luck is usually with a random-orbit sander and coarse grit. You will need to clean the sanding pad often, but easily done by just tapping your sander against the wet rag. I've used this quite a bit on small projects, and you get a really smooth, professional-looking surface.
can you do this to doors? cause my screws just spin and its not tight. not the frame, just the door
This is def a nice method. I learned to actually make a putty with the wood glue and the wood shavings. That works really well as well. and then you use a plastic putty knife to get it all in there. I am new to all of this wood working stuff. IS this something you have tried and changed your method or do you think this will work just as well? Also, you do not waste other saw dust.
This makes more sense to me than pre-mixing. You probably get a better bond this way.
Use fine sawdust. I always seal the wood around the joint first to stop staining from the squeeze out. Better still cut square☺️
Amazing, exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you ☺️
Why not mix the glue and dust first into a paste and then fill with it? That's what I've always done...is there an advantage to doing it like the video?
Great tip, never run across it before. Seen guys use super glue with wood putty powder to fill plastic pretty successfully. Except you don't use your fingers lol. Very logical way of dealing with it, I'd bet it's long lasting too. Thanks for sharing even if it was "borrowed" haha.
First wanna say I love the rustic look. This works very well saved me on many of wood work projects my current one is a computer desk top 2 of the pieces had a gap so I did this, great video thanks
What if I mix sawdust with wood filler?
Awesome video, great tip!
I have never had my puddy crack .Im 60 and i made a hatchet out of wood when i was a kid so 40 plus years later still holding up . Here's the kicker I stained it with brow shoe polish thats even held up all these years .
How long do u let it dry before sanding?
If you’re painting the finished product and not varnishing or oiling use 2 part car body filler, it expands and contracts with even soft wood just prepare for some serious sanding.
Can I use this method for screw holes for a table I made as well? Or a better way for 1/4 inch holes about 1/4 inch deep for a table top?
screw holes your better off counterboring them and using dowel plugs to cover them.
Thanks will try it on my pallet glueup
What's the best type of glues mixed with red cedar saw dust for wood fill ?
Titebond II would work well with that
dosn't really matter it aways turns black anyway
Mixing with a metal putty knife will turn the mixture black. th-cam.com/video/93guLni54aU/w-d-xo.html
I get the same results with this as conventional store bought puddy. Eventually it splits / cracks with wood movement.
Only other thing I do is mix a little bit of saw dust into the glue before I apply it. Then rub more over the top.
What if you stain it?? Stain won’t apply to glue.
What I do is grind the same wood and use 36 grit and then mix in wood glue to make a filler that blends better!
oh that makes sense, so a more course dust works better ?
Good video btw .Thanks for sharing this.
Grandpa used to use a blender and wood and water. 🖖
if mixing into a paste first, what would be the ration of wood glue to saw dust? thanks!
now that I am not sure of, its a trial and error thing, just have to experiment with it
The more sawdust the stronger it will be. The more glue the easier it is to flow into small areas.
If is big gaps then you make the paste hard,if the gaps are small then make paste more runny. It works better than this example on the video. Super glue and wood dust works really well. Cover the area with super glue then sprinkle wood dust. Do it in layers. When is done it's stronger than anything apart from metal. It dries out rock hard and more reliable than any filler.
I've used this method on bad corner cut and other bad joints I've come across, this trick is older than me and I'm 67
67? You are a youngster! Thanks for the comment stuart
I hope to never actually try this but its a pretty cool trick!
I think you should do a woody project, and cruise to the end of the world, and use this trick on it
@@turbocobra was this part of the Woodworking Wednesday video series?
Thank you...I just made a table top and had this problem....
Excellent tip, thank you, man.
Glad to help!
I use that method all the time for gun stocks I work on where the 'smith got a little happy to make the action fit and slipped. Great for repairing gouges but there's a learning curve to color matching using that method.
Good point about the gouges.
I recommend using wax paper if you want to patch an adhesive to a piece of missing wood. Btw, I work in fiberglass repair. I just thought wood glue on waxpaper would be effective.
I used it the other day to fill a big hole on gne top of my dresser ..it dried super fast in the sun
A solid tip, thanks.
Came out great
Thank you sir
Looks good 👍, will be trying it thanks
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How wide and deep of cracks could this method work on? Thanks!
The glue is as strong or stronger than wood, so if it's just a crack, you should be good. If you're painting, you'll be good. The trouble will come if you attempt to stain. Narrow cracks will look fairly natural, but wide cracks might give away the fill since glue doesn't stain particularly well.
3:41 just take some woodglue ! there i just saved you 3 minutes :)
Where can i buys sawdust
You gotta be kidding
Every wood shop has it, duh!
You can buy tubs of various grades, usually wood flour which is finer size and intended to be mixed into 2-part epoxy resins like System 3.
Kmart carries it
Mmmm! Sprinkles!
lol
Man glitter
Thanks, really great tip.
Fantastic. Thank you, kind sir.
Result is always darker than surrounding wood, in my experience (perhaps due to wetting I think)
Depends on the wood glue. Some wood glues dry yellow clear, and those darken slightly. Others dry white and those actually lighten.
Thanks brother
thank you!
Nice one
put 3 parts sawdust for 1/2 baby powder et 1 part wood glue
good tip..
I am not even a wood worker, built a couple things like book shelves and chest and I was doing this myself. Seemed to me like a duh moment.
Woodglut is full of amazing tips. It helped me a lot.
i am an experienced woodworker. thanks for taking the time to share you knowledge. i use actual bondo on wood too, and i was researching actual bondo with wood to further this knowledge and this video came up. i was disappointed that it had nothing to do with bondo, so i'm giving a thumbs down because of a bad video label that includes the word bondo, yet the video has nothing to do with actual bondo. sorry
edit: i have used wood glue and the same saw dust from the wood i am filling, the reason i use bondo is for larger gaps that interface with with something that needs to flat and level in an EXTERIOR setting. i am not sure sure how carpenter's glue compares to bondo in an semi-exterior setting, but i think bondo beats glue in terms of performance. i rarely use glue or bondo, so i'm off to the store in either case, so i mind as well get what works best for my application.
Skip to 3:40 for the tip
Too much talk. Get on with it from the start of the video.
Before 3:34
After 5:40
Çok amatör Sun.