looking for wood filler

[anthony wall]

long time since i have posted but maybe someone can help ,i am looking for ways to make a wood filler that will look something like the original timber(mahogany) it is not for furniture but for a thai style wooden house that i am building from reclaimed timbers so maybe not a perfect match would suffice my big problem is that the only wood glue that i can get over here is elmers cream colour carpenters glue and it is not waterproof so i could not use it external, by the way i have plenty of mahogany sawdust and fine shaveings to use but need suggestions for a waterproof medium to hold it together thanks in advance for any assistance that you may offer:confused:

[Stew Hagerty]

OK, do you need advise on glue or on wood filler?

For a filler, I use Behlen "Wood-Fil". It comes in a wide variety of colors. I order it from T4WW (Tools for Working Wood) in Brooklyn.

As for glues, have you tried mail-order?

[Victor Robinson]

Not sure if it's available in your neck of the woods, but Timbermate would be my recommended wood filler.

[Brian Peters]

Best wood filler IMO is famowood, for paint grade, bondo. Best glue is titebond.

[Gordon Eyre]

Mix some sawdust with Titebond III. If you are staining the mahogany, mix a little of that into it.

[Stan Calow]

Anthony, I've had success with packing stained sawdust into gaps and then soaking it with cyanoacrylate glue until even with the surface.

[Mort Stevens]

carpenters glue and it is not waterproof so i could not use it external

I would be interested in hearing if anyone has had success with any of the pre-made or home-made concoctions in an outdoor environment.

In my experience the wood swells/shrinks and the filler doesn't and eventually gets pushed out.

I've tried everything from plastic wood to bondo to epoxy & sanding dust with limited success... and I'm talking about filling nail holes in exterior painted trim not big wide gaps or cracks. I've had some success with a Minwax pre-colored oil based putty, but even that will show cracking around the perimeter after a short period of time.

[Jim Matthews]

I use Durham's "Rock Hard" water putty, colored with sawdust from the same surface, mixed with yellow glue.

It needs to be mixed to a consistency similar to warm peanut butter;
too "wet" and just stains the surface, too "dry" and it won't fill the pores.

[richard poitras]

wood saw dust and hyde glue..

[Mike Cutler]

Mohawk Finishes Epoxy sticks. They come in dozens of hues and colors.