Wood glue dries extremely hard.
Making wood filler from sawdust and glue on wood floors.
Be sure to carefully choose the type to mix with the sawdust.
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Why make your own wood filler.
Well it s as easy as mixing wood glue and fine sawdust.
I made also an instrucables article about this project.
As for sawdust my preference is the fine saw dust you get from sanding rather than wood shavings which don t mix well.
Making your own wood filler with sawdust is no exception.
This will result in a repair site that appears as a void in the wood if you later apply stain to the furniture that the.
It does not take much sanding to remove any extra filler so use a fine grit sandpaper.
Lightly sand your project.
Discard extra wood filler as it will not keep.
Wood glue hide glue and even epoxy glue.
The other ingredient in a homemade sawdust wood filler is something to hold it together.
Do it yourself wood filler is often called cabinetmaker s putty since woodworkers and fine carpenters often create their own filler to closely match a particular woodworking project.
Just about any wood glue will work to make this filler.
When making your own wood filler you can much closer match the color of the wood you re working on.
If you are thinking about mixing a carpenter s glue then there s one thing to know beforehand.
The latter ingredient will work as a holding agent to keep things together.
Before mixing the sawdust with carpenter s glue remember that this water soluble product has a color of its own and gives the filler an unappealing grayish tinge clear epoxy glue is a better choice especially if you need to mold the filler around the edge of a piece of wood.
Gather the sawdust together into a pile and add a small amount of glue.
The most common homemade wood filler for hardwood floors is sawdust mixed with glue.
As with anything there are always limitations.
However some epoxy glues dry quick.
While the recipe to make your own wood filler with sawdust is not at all a complicated one there are some small considerations.