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    I have been "playing around" with cheeseboard designs, as per the attached photos, although one of the designs, strictly speaking, is not a carving. (Excuse the poor lighting in the first 3 photos)
    Cheeseboards 1 to 7 are Huon Pine (Don't look for #4; it is in Canada & no photo) while Cheeseboard 8 is something different. It was a tree grown at Macedon, Victoria, and had been drying in my shed for 12 years. My Godson, who cut it down, thinks it is White Cedar. I don't know; we don't get to see much of a variety of timber in South Oz. Of course, the "cheese" is Huon.

    Now for the "ask": Photos S1 & S2 show a piece of Huon that I don't want to waste. As you can see, there is quite a "check" or split and a flaw in the timber that I wish to fill. Is this something that I could try filling with a resin? (Epoxy? I hate working with Polyester resin) If so, where do I get it?
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    If it is to be a cheese board that is to be used as a cutting surface ANY filler that you use will show the knife cuts but I don't suppose cheese takes much cutting ! so you should be OK.

    The best filler I have come across is regular epoxy glue full of that very fine router dust , under a shiny finish on the whole board it will be hardly visible. To get that lustrous finish on a cheese board I would suggest an oil finish .
    Mike

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    First, thank you for all the accent carvings, I like them all.

    You might turn a defect into an accent:
    Fill the void 2/3 full of A+B mix Araldite epoxy.
    Then a layer of fine stones, or metal filings and dust. Anything interesting to look at.
    There's a company in OZ that advertises here (name escapes me) with stones and metal filings.
    Then a topping of more Araldite.

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    Thanks Mike TK. I used Araldite with sawdust & problem solved. It looks good.
    Thanks Robson V. I might try the stones or other fillers on a less expensive piece.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robson Valley View Post
    There's a company in OZ that advertises here (name escapes me) with stones and metal filings.
    Pops Shed perhaps?

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    cava: thanks. I think it was Pop's Shed but I have not gone back to look.
    They had a very detailed tutorial for DIY with their crushed stone.

    I was a good boy and brushed out the key-cutting machine in our local hardware store for a couple of months.
    Probably 200g+ very fine brass crumbs.
    I mixed them with glue and filled some voids in wood and tried to file and polish them back to a shine.
    Didn't work anywhere near as well as I had hoped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robson Valley View Post
    cava: thanks. I think it was Pop's Shed but I have not gone back to look.
    They had a very detailed tutorial for DIY with their crushed stone.

    I was a good boy and brushed out the key-cutting machine in our local hardware store for a couple of months.
    Probably 200g+ very fine brass crumbs.
    I mixed them with glue and filled some voids in wood and tried to file and polish them back to a shine.
    Didn't work anywhere near as well as I had hoped.
    I think you really need to use the powder for a good result. I've tried both powder and key-dust and powder is much better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burraboy View Post
    I think you really need to use the powder for a good result. I've tried both powder and key-dust and powder is much better.
    Yes , I've used powdered bronze before (intended for resin casting) & it worked just fine.
    It's the same for wood - drill or saw dust just doesn't work half as well as the very fine powder that a router makes. FINE powder.
    Mike

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