{"id":4283,"date":"2016-07-05T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T21:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2016-09-23T06:01:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:01:42","slug":"how-to-fill-knot-holes-and-cracks-with-black-epoxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-101\/tips-tricks\/how-to-fill-knot-holes-and-cracks-with-black-epoxy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fill Knot Holes and Cracks with Black Epoxy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This rustic knotty alder entry door is brought to life with black epoxy filling apply to the cracks and knots. Here’s how to do it yourself.<\/p><\/div>\n

When you’re building a project out of a knotty or rustic wood like alder, pine, mesquite or hickory, you can give those\u00a0boards a fantastic boost in stability and appearance by filling the cracks with wood filler, glue mixed with sawdust or epoxy. Probably other substances, too.<\/p>\n

For this demonstration, we’re working with clear two-part liquid epoxy, which is easy enough to buy at your nearest hardware store. And the sample boards you see in these pictures are knotty alder. But, as stated above, the process works just fine in other woods with knots or splits.<\/p>\n

We’re also tinting this epoxy with black pigment by Mixol. But that’s optional. You could leave the epoxy clear, mix it with saw dust, mix it with powdered stone like turquoise, and so on. The process is more or less the same.<\/p>\n

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