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Famowood for Filling Walnut Grain

Blog entry by hokieman posted 612 days ago 176 reads 0 times favorited 5 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I am working on a project with walnut. I will be filling the grain. Highland Hardware catalog says “Thinned with water to the consistendy of ketchup, Famowood becomes a superb surface filler, leveling pores and hiding texture.” Has anyone used Famowood for this use? I wouldn’t have considered it until I saw Highland endorsing it. Are there other better materials to fill walnut grain? Thanks.


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Betsy

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posted 612 days ago

Hokie – I’ve used their cherry variety, but only for filling small gaps and a goof or two. It did a pretty good job. I thinned it only a little bit (a little thicker than Ketchup I would say). I don’t think anyone can tell the difference between the wood and the filler – or at least they’ve been pilot enough not to say.

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GaryK

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posted 612 days ago

I only use filler for very small holes, like from brad nails.

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Paul M

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posted 611 days ago

Hokie- I have used it a couple of times with good results on small jobs, but never on Walnut. Found it a bit costly and once opened seems to dry out fairly fast.

Most often I need to fill Oak. I have had good results on Oak by using “Elmers Pro Wood Filler”, mixing several colors till I get the right shade, thinning with water and spreading with a plastic spadula. I like being able to adjust the color since I do not agrees with them as to what a oak should look like. Maybe I just buy odd colored wood.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 611 days ago

When I made my Thorsen table, I wet sanded it with wipe on poly. It worked fine, & you don’t have to bother with a color match.

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Partridge

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posted 611 days ago

the wood whisperer done a podcast on this
50-51 episode3-refinishing (pt.5)

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