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   blewcrowe | Mar 31, 2008 06:54pm | #1

   I've worked with wenge. I've used that water based clear filler. It took a coupla shots to get it filled, but it worked and was basically invisible.

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   WillGeorge | Mar 31, 2008 06:58pm | #2

   water based clear filler.. Thanks for the reply.. What brand if you do not mind!

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   blewcrowe | Mar 31, 2008 07:08pm | #3

   Oh geez. I'm not in the shop. I think it's Moser's maybe. Several brands are available. I have at least two in the shop and I've used them interchangably.

   The key with this stuff is to not go super deep with any one layer, as if it's too deep, it cracks. But unless you've got a major hole or knot or something, you shouldn't run into this problem anyway.

   The beauty of it is it dries fast: usually within a coupla hours. So, you spread on a coat with a sqweegee (sp?). Let it dry. Knock it back with coarse sanding to get the high spots. Do another coat, and so on. When you get close to what you want, do your knock back with more of a finish grade sandpaper, and at that point, take it back until you "just" get it to the right level.

   I use the stuff all the time. Right handy. Only thing is if you want to color a wood, you need to do it with dye, and do a session before you do your filling. (You might have to do a dye session afterwards, too.)

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   dherzig | Mar 31, 2008 11:58pm | #4

   Check out Jeff Jewitt's Homestead Finishing Products.

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   Russell | Apr 03, 2008 06:25pm | #5

   Hey Will,

   I actually used epoxy once to fill the pores of wenge. I applied a really thin coat using a squeegee, let it dry ,scrapped the surface with a sharp cabinet scrapper and sanded with 220. Sealed it with shellac and then finished it. Worked really well. Cheers Will.

   Russ.

   http://www.jensenfinefurniture.com
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   JeffHeath | Apr 04, 2008 06:33am | #6

   Will

   Crystalac makes a water based filler that dries clear, and is available online at McFeeley's.  Yep, the screw guys.  I use it on Mahogany, and it has performed very well for me.

   You can tint it, too, if you want to really make it dark, black, etc.......

   Jeff

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   WillGeorge | Apr 04, 2008 04:30pm | #7

   Thamks to all that replied..

   The 'sticks' I have are all are about the same as far as open grain (I think they are all from the same tree). As a test, I applied shellac (no wax) out of the can. Just slopped it on and let it dry.. Used a scraper to take off any 'extra' and washed it off with a rag full of alcohol. Seems to be OK. I'll try some finish and see how it turns out.

    

   I'll look into the other suggestions  Thanks to all again.