Dennis Putnam
01-16-2007, 9:17 AM
Sigh! I've been told that the difference between an amateur and a professional is that a professional knows how to fix mistakes. Time for me to become a professional.
I screwed up royally by transferring a wrong dimension to my plywood cutting diagram. To correct this I joined a length of scrap (lumber not plywood, didn't have enought of that) to the short side (a little over 2"). With some sanding (well maybe more then just some), I think I did a pretty good job blending the exposed side.
Now comes the hard part. Trying to finish it to minimize the seam. I am using birch which is supposed to accept stain well so I am hoping the grain differences will not be very pronounced. Since birch is considered a closed grain wood, my thinking is that I could use a grain filler paste on the whole thing. My hope is that the filler will primarily hide the seam without much effect on the rest of the surface. If I color the filler it shold do even better.
Am I on the right track or are there other techniques for tackling this problem? Thanks.
I screwed up royally by transferring a wrong dimension to my plywood cutting diagram. To correct this I joined a length of scrap (lumber not plywood, didn't have enought of that) to the short side (a little over 2"). With some sanding (well maybe more then just some), I think I did a pretty good job blending the exposed side.
Now comes the hard part. Trying to finish it to minimize the seam. I am using birch which is supposed to accept stain well so I am hoping the grain differences will not be very pronounced. Since birch is considered a closed grain wood, my thinking is that I could use a grain filler paste on the whole thing. My hope is that the filler will primarily hide the seam without much effect on the rest of the surface. If I color the filler it shold do even better.
Am I on the right track or are there other techniques for tackling this problem? Thanks.