Filler for Maple?

I’ve done that but the glue tends to cause blotching of the adjacent wood and the ‘filler’ is usually a lot darker than you want. I now use Timbermate Grain Filler.

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Filler isnt allowed in my world

if it were

i would a add pure universal extra fine grind pigment to auto body “bondo” (minwax makes a food friendly version)

regardless………..the day will come when people look at the cutting board and will be thankful for it being there, as it serves food for the last time and they toss it into a wood stove for heat ?

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

I would think gaps big enough to warrant a filler would lead to structural integrity issues. With that said, I do have some tiny gaps from time to time. For light colored species, I’ve found gorilla wood glue (not the polyurethane stuff) works best. It’s water resistant (Type II) and dries pretty close to clear. Elmers wood glue max is a good choice for darker species. It is similar to Titebond III in strength and water resistance (Type I), but doesn’t affect finishes as drastically as any other PVA type glue I have used.

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Lumberjoe, do you mean that you use these types of glues without staining or adding stuff like maple dust to them?

-- Jim in Tennessee

Depending on the size of the crack. If it’s deep enough, I’ll use a glue/dust slurry. If it’s something no one will even notice but I do, I’ll smear a really light coat of glue over it, let it sit for a few minutes, then sand the whole thing with my ROS.

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