Hi Alice
My idea for your tips page has been around
for along time, in fact my father in law taught me this one. He once told
me "any one can work with wood...only a craftsman can hide his mistakes!"
Back when I was workin on the beetle last month, I needed to round over
the body with
a 1/2" round over bit. I made marks where the
cuts had to end
so as not to run under the fenders, but i still
missed one by 3/8" or so. Crap! Well the car body was walnut and there
was enough dust under the router table, so i collected some of the smaller
shavings, and mixed them with the dark wood glue.I took this "puddy" and
fill in the area
and let it dry for the night. The next day I
sanded it and shaped the
best I could, and continued with the project.
You could still see the patch, but after the finish was applied, it blended
in nicely.
vin
