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    Default How to repair chip out after waxing?

    So I thought this small box was finished tonight then noticed some pieces had chipped out just next to a joint. They are relatively small but are on the front face and I think would be quite noticeable to anyone with better eyesight than me ie most people.
    Finish is 1 coat of white shellac and Ubeaut traditional wax. If it was bare timber or even just the shellac I could easily fill it but the situation is a bit different with the wax applied.
    I could carefully dig the cavities out with a scalpel and then fill/refinish but am wondering if there are any other, possibly better, options.chippedout sassy.JPG

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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    Have you got any wax sticks Bob? I find them good for tiny chips.

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    +1 for wax sticks. Big green shed used to sell them but can't see them in their cattledog now. May be worth a try though.
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    Thanks Picko, just did a search fo info on this and it sounds like a good option. Do you recommend any particular brand or are they all likely to be similar?
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    Thanks Alex, only saw your post after my previous reply. I did see some at Bunnies in the search results so will nip up there today.
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    Quote Originally Posted by labr@ View Post
    Thanks Picko, just did a search fo info on this and it sounds like a good option. Do you recommend any particular brand or are they all likely to be similar?
    I've only got a few that were given to me, and there's no marking on them but I think I remember that they came from The Wood Works. I've found that with the few that I have, I can match most colours by warming and mixing.

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    I've also used kids' crayons. I've used several different brands of wax sticks and they all seem to work.
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    I would recommend the shellac filler sticks over the wax ones. The smaller chips would be fine but that larger one is borderline.

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    Thanks Mark, I will keep that in mind in future. For this box I will use the wax stick because I already applied wax to the shellac and I don't have confidence that shellac on top of the wax would stay in place.

    I did pick up some wax sticks today and did a trial on a test piece. It worked quite well so I just need a period when I can apply it to the box without any time pressure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexS View Post
    I've also used kids' crayons. I've used several different brands of wax sticks and they all seem to work.
    I hope those kids were well compensated
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