Wood Filler Advice

[Ed Gibbons]

Any problem using Elmers wood filler? I’ve had good luck in woodworking applications. 

[Jaager]

Ed,

 

Where is it being used?

If it is POB and filling cracks in a first layer of hull planking, my question is: Why bother? The outer layer of planking will cover the gaps anyway.

If it is to flesh out minor hollows in the planking run, then it should as well as it needs to.

If there are serious hollows, better it would be to use thin strips of wood, PVA bonded at the hollows and sand these scabs into a smooth run.

 

For places where a clear finished wood is on display,  wood flour of the same species mixed with white PVA usually does a fix that takes effort to notice.

[Ryland Craze]

I have used Elmer's Wood Filler in the tube and it has worked very well for me.  The natural color is a perfect match for the yellow cedar that I used on my Medway Longboat.

[vaddoc]

Elmers colour changing filler is very good, my preferred filler. I tried osmo filler as well-very good, more liquid, dries much faster and comes in various colours. 

[allanyed]

Ed,

 

I use the method (sort of) that Jaager describes.   For truly tiny gaps, and wood that is to be left unpainted, force PVA into the gap and sand.  The sanding will create the wood flour  and fill the gap.  

 

For gaps more than 0.01 or so, it may be better to take out the errant plank before putting in the next one and redo with no gap.  

 

Don't know where you are in PA, but GO STEELERS!!!   If you are an Eagles fan  my apologies for my cheer for Pittsburgh.

 

Allan