I have some really nice quilted maple boards, one of which has two small knots near an edge. I’d like to keep the full width of the board, but that would mean dealing with the knots.
Any way to smooth the irregular surface?… I’m not thinking of getting rid of the color, just want to make them more even when finishing the wood (probably with shellac).
Thanks,
Glaucon
If you don’t think too good, then don’t think too much…
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Use a drum sander? If you don't have one, perhaps a local shop will sell you time on theirs?
Jeff
You just can't deal with knots, they are ill-tempered and simply won't conduct negotiations in good faith.
Hi Glaucon,
Have you seen this thread:
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=fw-knots&msg=39347.1
---Pedro
Thanks Pedro- I missed that thread. I was hoping not to have to do epoxy, thinking along the lines of sawdust, artist tint and shellac.Glaucon
If you don't think too good, then don't think too much...
Dealing with knots..
Geeee.. I thought you said Knotheads!
Card Scraper and shellac! Or epoxy if it is deep..
Glaucon,
Any chance of pictures of these knots? If I see them I may be able to advise on how to treat them since one can plane ,scrape, sand , fill, disguise, avoid, hide, mould, cut or simply do a transplant......
I agree with Phillip. Photos could help guide our advice. For now, I'll just say that a sharp handplane, honed scraper, and a little snading give me the best results. Then with that sanding dust in the knot I go ahead and apply a little shellac to fill the voids. Presto. Seriously if you have time send some pics.
Adam
Philip and Adam,Attached are photos of two of the knots. Your (and other's) advice is welcome,Glaucon
If you don't think too good, then don't think too much...
Oh, no problem here. Due to the minor size of the cracks, you can certainly use sawdust from the board mixed with shellac. Artist colors would be just perfect if you wanted to add color to it after. I believe you're on the right track.
Adam
Sorry, I had missed your post.
For best results I would prefer to rout out those knots and plant either a "nice" knot or some matching wood, although the one with little holes could get away with a filler of some sort and some staining.
I posted on how to do this some time ago, but I cannot find it- I am not good at working the archives, so maybe someone else can dig it up. It is very easy to do, especially with Cherry, with a router and disc sander.
Filling with anythhing but wood can be convenient, but there will come a time when it is not practical to do this (big loose knots etc), so working out a transplanting method can save or recoup a lot of timber.Philip Marcou
Edited 1/24/2008 2:53 pm by philip
Hard to picture exactly but I might consider removing the knots and replacing the voids with grained wood.
check out bob van dyke's video on filling small voids with colored epoxy. it works very well and it is flexible enough to stand the expansion with the seasons.
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