No matter what type of sawdust you mix the final color will be a dull yellow or even gray.
Pieces of oak to fill holes in wood floors.
How to fill gaps in oak flooring.
Place the glue around the border of the hole in your wood.
For best results use fine edger dust from the floor that is being sanded mix it with lacquer to form a putty and fill the floor as needed.
However many woodworkers carve a plug or wedge from a solid piece of wood slightly smaller than the divot they are attempting to repair glue the plug or wedge in place and then use wood filler to fill the remaining void.
But you want a smooth surface.
Lacquer based wood floor filler is a mixture of lacquer and very fine wood dust.
You should lay the craft sticks on the side they won t be seen from.
Select wood putty that is as close to the color of the floor as possible.
You wouldn t want to add wood putty because it wouldn t retain the look of the knots.
Moldings sills doorjambs baseboard or wood trim with damage or large holes can be repaired with epoxy.
Place the craft sticks on the back of the hole and secure them with wood glue.
Two part epoxy is one of the top choices for patching large holes.
If you re filling a hole in a cabinet wall or a wardrobe place the craft sticks on the inside of the hole.
The solution is to fill the wood knots and voids with epoxy.
There is a difference between filling one or two gaps in an oak floor and spreading filler over the entire floor to correct extensive gapping.
Occasionally you will get a piece of gorgeous wood that has voids or knots in it.
The best wood filler for hardwood floors knows how to fill up the gaps and cracks hiding all the spots of fixing.
In the latter case.
The two parts are mixed like dough and can be shaped before or after it dries.
Avoid pva or carpenter s glue.
This filler is fast drying gives off a lot of strong fumes and is flammable.
Wood filler can be used to fill gaps up to an inch wide and an inch deep.
Don t use just any glue though or it may discolor the sawdust.