Doug Hobkirk
03-02-2011, 3:30 PM
I drilled a bunch of holes for pins for adjustable shelves in a cabinet. Going great. Then... "Damn!" My drill stop slipped. The bit went through, splintering the back side.
There will be no stress on the surface when I'm done. I should be able to stain or color the area well enough once the repair is done and I've sanded the entire end of the cabinet (I also patched a corner where the veneer had been broken off).
I had planned to fix it by gluing down the splinters with super glue and then filling the remaining area with epoxy wood filler. I've read (I think) that super glue is useful for reattaching splinters in lots of situations, in part because it glues very quickly. After trying it and it not working, I realize that the underlying ply isn't very smooth. I need advice on what works.
In this picture the cabinet is standing on end for my convenience repairing.
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8628/overviewd.jpg (http://img546.imageshack.us/i/overviewd.jpg/)
This is the damaged area - the golf tee is there for reference purposes.
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5633/damage.jpg (http://img845.imageshack.us/i/damage.jpg/)
This shows about how high I can pry the splinters (it's approximately the same on both sides).
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9922/priedup.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/priedup.jpg/)
There will be no stress on the surface when I'm done. I should be able to stain or color the area well enough once the repair is done and I've sanded the entire end of the cabinet (I also patched a corner where the veneer had been broken off).
I had planned to fix it by gluing down the splinters with super glue and then filling the remaining area with epoxy wood filler. I've read (I think) that super glue is useful for reattaching splinters in lots of situations, in part because it glues very quickly. After trying it and it not working, I realize that the underlying ply isn't very smooth. I need advice on what works.
In this picture the cabinet is standing on end for my convenience repairing.
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8628/overviewd.jpg (http://img546.imageshack.us/i/overviewd.jpg/)
This is the damaged area - the golf tee is there for reference purposes.
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5633/damage.jpg (http://img845.imageshack.us/i/damage.jpg/)
This shows about how high I can pry the splinters (it's approximately the same on both sides).
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9922/priedup.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/priedup.jpg/)