Beginner Wood Filling Mistakes | How to Fill Cracks and Gaps

Stop using the word 'wrong' wrongly. :)

Ive had good luck with water putty. Cheap, paintable, rock hard and dries in minutes. Unfortunately doesnt take stain...

My boys somehow ripped the screws out from underneath the ping pong table which is particle board. I’m trying to figure out the best way to fix any suggestions

I don't care for the camera jumping in and out. Make the tutorial the focus, not the special effects of the video itself. Save that for intros and outros.

This is the most thorough explanation I've seen of void filling solutions. I have a heavily checked piece that I want to have a natural look but I also have a 5 year old who will inevitably spill things on it so I've been struggling to find a good solution.

I subbed thus video of the homie personality alone. Learning new things today about carpentry.

Question: I recently bought a 108 year old historic house with lots of wood panel doors that have veneer panel insets back to back. Many of these have severe cracks in them up to 1/4" wide. I assume this is from either lack of keeping the wood hydrated, or just humidity causing it to be moist and then drying out. Regardless, I need to fix them. I guess I can use a syringe to glue the veneers back down flat, but what would I use to fill and color the cracks?

This was a really good video, I would love to see a video on making a mould - my next project involves refinishing a Victorian 10 ft mahogany dining table. The previous owner's dogs chewed a small piece off of the scalloped edge so I think I will have to fill a mould with epoxy resin and attach it to the edge (somehow). I'm okay on the finishing but I think it will be tough for the mould piece to stay attached... do you ever use dowels?

Love the “realness” in your vids!! Thank you for being yourself!!

Can you stain the sawdust before mixing with the glue using the titebond II?

What kind of color dye do you mix with the bondo?

Good video. I’m refinishing my cedar deck and railing. I’m thinking of a solid stain for the railing and I’ve been using Wood Epox to fill in voids. Will the stain cover up the Wood Epox?
On the deck I’m using black resin and probably a semi transparent stain. Is this ok?
Thanks,
Paul

How can someone remove non-hardening wood putty from wood? I mistakenly applied minmax non-hardening wood putty to unfinish-wood. It wasn't until a few days later when I checked the putty and found it had not hardened/dried. Any advice would be most appreciated!!!

Can totalboat fixwood take black pigment? Or should I go with the starbond CA? I just have small checks and knots.

What about big fist-sized home in a window sill that will also need a little moulding?

Great overview of the different alternatives! Cheers!

"pile it up on your crack" hehe

the constant in and out camera zoom was rough, but great info

Thank you for bringing up the glue and saw dust method. I have always hated this method, for the reasons you brought up. The only time I would use this method is when the surface will be painted, in which case, I'd prefer using Bondo as a filler. I have done this many times. No problems.

Clown doesn't know his products. Stick to being a comedian, rather.

Could you please touch on, even do a special video of filling in wood that has a grain say on a lux wooden window frame, that has some finishing nail holes that you want to fill in and make disappear. How does one fill the holes to match both the slight variance in colour with the wood and the Grain and the whole is right half on the Grain and half in the lighter colour wood.
I tried sending getting some sawdust using 15-second Carpenter's glue but find that the glue dries to a darker colour and much sanding is necessary bringing down a layer of the wood. Could you please do a video on the process. And please p. M. Me ASAP I'm working on a beautiful log home. And a video on how to fill holes on Cedar with the various colours shades of pink purple tan and white all in the beauty of cedar. How to fill holes and foot paint to possibly use to try to match the green and how to seal this? All the above is using Clear Stain. Glacier satin Clear Stain

I see the cuts were done to try to accentuate the audio. I suggest using like text or some other layover graphic to accentuate the audio occasionally instead of just using the jump cut 100% of the time

too long

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This show is great!!

Good content. Camera effects and retakes are engaging and fun. Keeps interest and adds some humor...Good Job!

I want to thank you, and everybody out there who do these videos.
I think you're brave, with a type of confidence I could never ever ascend to.
I have never once been disappointed❤

Would epoxy work in gaps between two planks if i make sure its watertight?

I love this series of videos restoring "The Free" Thanks a lot!!!

Thank you

good presentation. I have a house front door with some termites holes what can I used to patch it with?

The edits and cuts make this unwatchable. Too bad, sounds like there was good info.

Your video says. how to fill cracks and gaps..........I am still waiting on the HOW TO .......part.........

I thought it was going to be a how to video. It was a commercial for different products.

There are several ways in which this might be a dumb question, but could you stain some scrap (preferably from the project), sand it (rinse, repeat, until you have enough) then use that sawdust mixed with glue to get at least a similar look to the surrounding stained wood?

Also, if you need to do a more structural fill but don't love the look of epoxy, could you fill with epoxy resin just bit shallower than the void itself, then fill the remaining space with something like a sawdust/glue mix to visually cover the look of the epoxy?

Apologies for any terminological mishaps -- I typically only work on projects for myself, and I don't really ever have to talk out loud (type out loud?) about what I'm doing/thinking about doing.

Hey Caleb I have a large hole about 2” deep an 2” height that runs about 10” long on the bottom of 3 old outdoor wood widow frame that will be covered with a piece of trim after filled
What would you use to fill this?
I was ready to use wood glue and sawdust mix tell I saw your video
Could you please advise what you would do ???

Really helpful advice, thanks 👄🙋‍♀️☯️

Ughhhh,
get to the point 😢

Loved the video.
You deserve more followers.
Thanks for the advice!

Info was great but video was over produced, random zooming on his hands when hes gesturing and stuff lol

Can't one mix some sawdust with that epoxy? Would add streaks of fiber, that take color... Idk, it's a question.

Modge Podge

If I have a broken bed and the wood is split. Would wood glue keep the board together?

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Needing advice - have a light coloured unsealed door - probably ablonde oak is the closest. It's developed some weather cracking since installation due to shrinkage?. I wanted to just keep it same colour but varnished/gloss. Any recommendations on how to deal with the cracking and still keep a varnished/gloss finish? (i.e. no painting and no darking staining?). Or am I doomed?

Save your money and use baking soda to harden your superglue. Same thing as the expensive activators.

Very informative and lively presentation! Can you please advise how to fix a mistake using eopxy resin in various depth cracks in cedar? I had high hopes; it looked great until it settled. I let it sit for over 2 weeks and when I started sanding/vacuuming the sawdust, drops of liquid resin emerged and the sandpaper (220) scratched the resin so it now looks cloudy. Any advice?

I used to think CA glue sensitivity/allergy is nonsense. But after developing my own CA glue sensitivity i know it is not a myth. if i catch one whiff, I will have cold like symptoms within 2 days for a day or more. Very sore nose and sneezing. take care everybody. Maybe 10 years ago I made a crazy mistake and used CA glue as a grain sealer/filler on a whole guitar body. Since then, i have this CA glue allergy/sensitivity. Great video, so much information, thanks.