need a little putty help.

[joseph dake]

I need a color match for white oak. I can't seem to get anything to work. What have you guys gotten to work for you?

[Andrew Fleck]

Are you looking for wood putty or filler?

Andrew

[joseph dake]

I used putty as a generic term.

[Andrew Fleck]

If you want a filler that blends in well I would look at Famowood. I use that when I need some filler prior to staining. It takes stain really well.

I always think of putty as something you put on after something is already stained. Tomatoes, tomahtoes I guess.

Andrew

[Jamie Buxton]

Make your own. Use sanding dust from whatever species you're using. (Sanding dust, not saw dust. The smaller particle size works better.) Mix with lacquer (e.g. Deft) to make a paste. It dries hard, so I'd call it a filler. Your finish goes on afterwards.

[joseph dake]

I have never heard of mixing it with lacquer before could you do the same thing with polyurethane.

[Lee Schierer]

Make your own. Use sanding dust from whatever species you're using. (Sanding dust, not saw dust. The smaller particle size works better.) Mix with lacquer (e.g. Deft) to make a paste. It dries hard, so I'd call it a filler. Your finish goes on afterwards.

I usually mix mine with wood glue. you can even stain the sanding dust before mixing in the glue to match the final wood color.

[Thomas S Stockton]

poly takes longer to dry, I usually use shellac just because it is what I have sitting around.
Tom

[Jim Finn]

I have used white glue mixed with sanding powder. I have also used Deft Lacquer mixed the same way. The plus on using Deft is if you miss a little while sanding it flat it will not show up when you finish it like the glue mixture will.

[john bateman]

DAP Plastic wood in light oak color is a pretty close match if you're just filling small holes or cracks.