tonydem Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 whats the best way to fill a slight miscut from a bandsaw blade.... making tight turns is not my forte at this point but i dont want to scrap my piece for a 1/8 missed line..... just to clarify i was making a tight turn and got off line... backed up and continued on my mark leaving an unwanted kerf needing to be covered somehow i considered glue and sawdust mix or a glue covered shim of sorts pressed into the slit but i may be way off... ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Can you post a quick pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Tony, your idea of a shim glued into the kerf is good. Just make sure you cut the shim at the same angle to the grain as your mistaken cut, so when you glue it up it will be less noticeable. Make it oversized so that you can sand it flush. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonpiper Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 if the part is going to be painted you could use a wood filler. i've used DAP Plastic Wood to fix mistakes on painted projects with good results. the label can says that you can stain it too, but I've never tried to stain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonydem Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 its not a real important piece.. just an outdoor gun rack for a friends home gun range.... but i still would like to make it look nice... it will be stained as i made it from oak with a mahogany veneer on either side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 picture please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I have found that the water based wood fillers like Famowood stain better than the solvent based fillers. Make sure to sand off excess glue and filler before you stain. We all have issues with tight turns on bandsaw cuts. Learn from this and add to your skills in prevention and repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Tony, for future reference, you may find it easier to use a forstner bit to cut out the radius of a tight curve. Sometimes you just can't get the right size, but a lot of times you can get close enough that you can clean it up with sandpaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonydem Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 TRBaker.... thats a great tip... hadnt considered that... thats the kind of things i hope to get from this forum... my uncle is an old cabinet maker however hes also very arrogant so asking questions typically gets me no where so its nice to know i have a place to ask questions and actually receive an answer.. lol thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney2804 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 A pic would help but when my students do this sort of thing I generally get them to use the piece they have just cut out to cut a fill piece and use thin superglue to glue it in, hope this makes sense. You should get a really good grain match and be hardly noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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