How would you all deal with this hole?

coachcampana

coachcampana

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I'm finishing up a handle and as I sanded it to shape, a knot home showed up. I'm on the fence about filling it. I figured to fill it in, I would sand some scrap, and mix it into epoxy and fill the hole, sand it smooth. But, do I just leave it as is and let it add to the character of the knife? This will be the cake knife for my wedding at the end of June. So its not something I'm making for a customer. I just don't want to try to fill it and end up screwing it up big time.
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I'd be inclined to fill it - much as you described, but maybe cyanoacrylate instead of epoxy. Big epoxy patches tend to be gummy and finish poorly. ..... or maybe I just never figured out how. :)
 
I would use epoxy, tinted with color powder stains, and a little fine sawdust. Practice a bit first to get the color right.
OR better yet.
I would try to find a small solid knot that matched in color, fit it to the odd shape as best as you can and then glue it in with tinted epoxy. This will look more natural and disappear. Try not to go to dark, dark can show up a lot.

Have had very good luck doing this before.
 
Thanks for all the advice, really. I'm still learning, so all advice is noted and filed away, no joke.
Because I was afraid to really screw this up, I left it alone. I figure, after the wedding, if it still bothers me, then I'll fill it in.
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if it is for a cake just smear it with some cake material on your wedding and nobody will notice it :D
 
make a small pile of sawdust using the same wood.
Put in a drop or two of super glue gel, drop in some dust, maybe poke it a bit with a toothpick, repeat several times until the hole is filled up.
Build this up until it is slightly proud of the surface and then sand back to flush.
 
I agree with Tracy! The two keys are "the SAME wood"....not the same type, but the same exact piece(s) the handle was made from. "Super glue GEL".... the gel will have a different "sheen" when finished down....where as the thin super glue will look like a spot of shiney varnish, the gel will have a more mellow sheen that will better match the surrounding wood.
 
"Super glue GEL" - I didn't realize that. THANKS!!! Ed and Tracy. See ya'll Friday.

Ken H>
 
I can confirm what Ed said....i wish i had known it before :15: glossy spots galore!
But i didn't know the gel finishes differently...i'll make good use of this info for sure. Thanks
 
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