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12th March 2012, 09:57 PM #1New Member
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Help there must be a better way????
Hello all,
I am not sure which forum this would be best in, so here I am in the general section. I am totally stumped and am hoping someone in the forum who will have a better way of sorting the following problem than I.
I have taken apart a set of parker dinning chairs (teak) to reglue and re-upholster. Unfortunately the previous owners were very fond of nails and additional screws to hold them together. In takeing the screws out (no countersinking was used) the timber ripped, and now I am faced with plugging unsighly holes in very obvious places in the back legs. I began by filling with bog mix as a base, and then finished with a redish waxstick. But although I have got a nice smooth finish, the colour & texture match is not good (to say the least).
does anyone have a better idea????
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12th March 2012, 10:05 PM #2
Hi 195yon,
How big are the filled holes eg approx 8mm dia.
Not sure what suppliers are like in Armidale but can you source some Teak dowels. Drill out the filled area with a bit equal in size to the dowel..if the hole is 8mm say...buy 10mm dowel .
Use these to plug the hole..it should be closer to the colour and fairly neat.
Try Bunnings for the dowels.
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12th March 2012, 10:58 PM #3Member
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Hi 195yon,
If the holes are only small you could try mixing a blend of sawdust
of the same wood with wood glue and use as a filler.
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12th March 2012, 11:32 PM #4
get yourself a few artists' paint brushes
You say you finished the repair with a Redish wax stick
which one?
you will probably need to blend two or three colours to get a good match
once that is done, use the artists' brushes to paint on a matching grain pattern over the patched arearegards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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12th March 2012, 11:35 PM #5
I should have also commented on the previous owner's "repairs"
if they've used nails and screws, then it's probable that the joints are shot.
I don't think Parker used hide glue, so you probably need to enlarge all the mortices and trim all the tenons leaving you with very loose joints. These can be brought back to snug using veneer glued to the tenon facesregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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17th March 2012, 09:26 PM #6Senior Member
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the best way to cover up holes properly is to make a diamond shaped inlay in the same timber so that the grain is running in the same direction, its easier to plug with a dowel but much more noticeable. after you have inlayed the diamonds you can then colour them out if you want
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18th March 2012, 02:28 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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You could cut plugs from a matching piece of teak with a plug cutter. This is a hollow punch which is driven into the timber and cuts a plug with the grain across the face that can then be matched with the grain in your furniture.