epoxy and cherry

[rodger.]

I am building an occassional table from some lumber my wife's cousin cut me from his property(cherry). I am making the table soley from the 20 or so BF he gave me, so it's tight. The rear apron has a nasty knot that I could not afford to cut out due to limited stock.

Can anyone enlighten me on how to epoxy fill it to stabalize it? Is it as simple as pouring it in, letting it set, and then sanding it flush?

[Trip]

think marc has a video... or maybe cn. i'm sure i've seen it somewhere. it's pretty straight forward, but a video would be better then an write-up.

[ScottyM]

Here ya go: http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/fixing-a-knot/

[CessnaPilotBarry]

In most woods, I like black epoxy, using oil or acrylic artists paint to tint. Black seems to look the most natural under a final finish.

Shave it level with a sharp blade. Epoxy doesn't sand well.

[rodger.]

Here ya go: http://www.thewoodwh.../fixing-a-knot/

Thanks! this video is pretty much exactly what I needed.

[Trip]

==> I like black epoxy

west systems has an additive that makes a really great black. if i screw-up ebony inlay, it looks almost identical. it 'shines' up w/ sanding with almost exactly the same sheen as the real deal. that's why i stick to ebony inlay -- i have a way to fix it if it goes bad.