How do I fill in the gouge on my wooden table so it looks natural?
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Debbie Harris on Feb 10, 2015Saw dust. It's an old trick of furniture builders. mix the saw dust from the piece with stainable wood glue and fill the hole.Helpful Reply
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Dee on Feb 10, 2015If you are re-doing the table with paint use bondo. You can see examples by googling Bondo and furnitureHelpful Reply
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Kim Friend on Feb 12, 2015rub over the hole with a walnut kernel it wont fill it but it will be much less noticeable, if you're not happy with the look give the other ways a try.Helpful Reply
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Opal on Feb 14, 2015If it is not too deep, I would try sanding down just a little and refinish from there. If it is really to deep after this I would consider have a piece of glass to fit over it. I'm really lazy when it comes to this so I would do what Kim above stated and a glass top. My glass top is 2x4 feet and was cut to fit with curves for $40 at a glass shop 6 years ago. You do want to put the little clear feet on it (The GLASS, NOT the wood) and NOT put it directly on the wood, condensation will ruin your table if you don't and the feet are really cheap at the dollar store and anywhere else in the hardware section. Here's a link to the feet on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Waxman-4215395N-Round-Bumpers-pieces/dp/B001WAK6DS/ref=pd_sim_hg_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=104QG8CECJFR5F8EZA7NHelpful Reply
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Sbsb1005 on Feb 14, 2015Love the saw dust idea - must store that idea away. Dont use woodfiller putty as they dont capture the stain well. If you do end up filling it I would use a fine line marker to use make a wood grain lock to match the grain of the woodHelpful Reply
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861650 on Feb 14, 2015A lot of great ideas here! However, if you fill the hole and stain it and then do not like the look, paint it. You could paint the entire piece or just the top. Take your time and do not hurry. Either way, you will have a nice piece of furniture. Isn't this fun! Love this site!Helpful Reply
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Polly Zieper on Feb 16, 2015To get the spot to a color to match the rest of the piece, we have a set of 3'furniture touch-up markers' that come in different shades of brown. once you fill the spot so its even(and my dad would have told me to use wood putty/filler and sand it, if he were still alive:(These markers are made by Brite Concepts in St Paul,MN,I think we got them at home depot.Helpful Reply
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Harley on Feb 17, 2015It appears from the picture that this is a water or bleach stain in the finish- if a chuck was missing and the top was veneer the gain pattern would be traveling in a different direction. the biggest problem with using the same "sawdust" and glue technic is that you will lose the gain pattern in the wood. If you are dead set on real wood finish blend the area out as little as possible to match the rest of the table and refinish.Helpful Reply
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Myrna Engle on Feb 18, 2015Sometimes the stain is much more a problem than the hole. There are several ways to address the hole. I'm concerned that the staining on it, will not re-stain. Please repost so we can see the finished table.Helpful Reply
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Duv310660 on Feb 20, 2015If you are set on stain, I suggest using a gel stain like General Finishes. It is more opaque than traditional stain, has a long "open" time during which you can work it to increase depth of colour, and is easily "wipe on, wipe off".Helpful Reply
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