Woodworking Product Review: Timbermate Wood Filler
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Woodworking Product Review - We all need to cover mistakes in our woodworking every once in a while. That's where a little wood dough comes in. Here's a video product review of a wood dough that also serves as a grain filler. Check out the video to see if this product will help cover your mistakes, and make your finished projects look better. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
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@SportCourtCV No. As long as the filler is dry you can use a solvent-based stain over it. Hope this helps!
Thank you
timber made sucks for floor cracks ,,mine all cracked and I picked it out in chunks Woodwise much better
Thanks for woodworkers guild for showing how this product can work.
I plan to use Timbermate red oak filler to fill gaps in my oak floor that resulted from wood planks that shrunk (dried out) after they were installed.
don't waste your money ,,,I used it and it cracked and came loose comes out in junks,,{floor cracks} grant it its near fire place but still,,, ,,since then I used woodwise,,,so far so good
@BradburyGuy Although it may seem counterintuitive, I didn’t find any issue with grain raising from this water-based product.
i can't wait to use this on my next guitar. I just finished my ziricote guitar and i filled the pores with shellac. After using pumice and rottenstone, i will definitely think of using this. french polish grain filling is a pain in the ass even though it makes a a great finish
Trouble with grain fillers is that they can dull down the appearance of a wood. I'm doubtful about using mahogany filler on mahogany, as in the video, because you could just end up with the wood looking like red plastic. Suggestion: look at your timber with a magnifying glass and match the filler colour to the colour at the bottom of the grain, often darker than the overall colour of the wood. Then the filler leaves the colour pattern of the wood unchanged. Timbermate comes in ebony, walnut and jarrah colours which could be useful for this. Timbermate is the best wood filler I've come across for being ready in the pot when you need it.
Dude, checkout this clear grainfiller... you will love it:
www.amazon.com/CLEAR-water-based-grain-filler-pint/dp/B07JZG43GW/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1549554697&sr=8-15&keywords=clear+grain+filler
I love Timbermate. Great grain filler. All the woodworkers I know use it. It behaves like clay in every way. Maybe a great clay source in Australia. After you sand, you can put the shavings back in the pot and it turns back into the original product--just like clay. This former potter says, it looks like clay, it behaves like clay, could it not be clay? I wish I knew.
Would you recommend using this for on a newly milled exterior raw Mahogany storm door as a grain filler, to be finished with a Spar Varnish? Also, would you recommend using this as a wood filler for hairline cracks on a White Oak entry door exterior, finished with Spar Varnish?
I used Timber Mate wood filler on a white oak floor. When i put it on the oak turned black. Why did this happen?
Can you dye this stuff? I have heard yes and no.
Hello,
Yes you can. It is hard to create a perfect color match to the surrounding would however.
Hope this helps,
PaulWoodWorkers Guild of America Video Membership
I haven’t found any shrinkage issues with this product.
Great video. I think I'll use this for a mahogany countertop I'm finishing. I'm planning on using Waterlox tung oil as the finish, as it's for a built in liquor cabinet. Any opinions of that choice are welcome and appreciated! Many thanks!
I've been trying to use this for filling tight grain. I carefully blow out the grain and press it in with a plastic spreader. I'm consistently seeing patches where the grain is still empty after sanding 🤷♂️
Hi there can l use this has a filler
For l have taken out my truss rod and the Chanel is to big for my new two way truss rod
Do you think l can fill the Chanel with wood putty and let it dry and then rout it out to put the new one in
Thank David
it doesn't match the colors very well, I bought chestnut wood filler, and it looked more like a whiteish yellow once dry it was a perfect match when wet but when dry it looked like chalk,famocamo wood is a lot better
You can see the grain in the finished product. Did you use the 180 grit sandpaper to sand right back to the timber, so that the filler was only left in the deeper pores?
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Hi Joe,
Yes, that is correct. this gives you a nice natural looking surface.
Paul
Woodworkers Guild of America
I really don’t know whether he’s going to sell it or not, but I’d get Hyezmar’s book before he sells it. It has some good plans, others not so good, but it’s something to work with at least:)
If you were going to fill the grain and then stain, would you go with Pine or Natural Timbermate to seal the grain and the stain then whole thing or would you get the Timbermate in the color of your (future) stain?
Hi Emily. Your best bet is to experiment with a few different options and go with the one that works the best. I’d lean toward grain filling with the product that best matches your raw wood, and then staining over that. However, when it comes to finishing, there’s no such thing as too much prep. Test runs of different approaches would be a great idea.
Thanks
Paul-Woodworkers Guild of America
I have found timbermate to be the best at taking stain correctly so you shouldn't have a problem with that. Some years ago I was able to spend some time with George Frank and experience first hand the stunning results of adding some tint it using a different color filler entirety on open grain woods, enhancing the grain as opposed to trying to hide it. Give it a try and let me know how it goes for you.
A question to those of you who know: what do you think about grain filling a mahogany body with Timbermate mahogany tinted filler first and then staining black? Will the (Colortone) bite as effectively on the grain filler as on the wood or will I end up with brownish spots? A second staining is of course a possibility and I will do some testing as soon as I get my stain delivered. I was hoping to maybe get some know how from those who have done this before I make my attempts. :-)
I enjoy working on pool cues, but the process of finishing them is a bit troubling. Since many different woods are used, and sometimes spliced or inlayed together, you have many different types of wood in a very small area. In a case like this, what would I do to fill the grain of the more porous woods so that the clear coat wouldn't be as bumpy?
because of the water content in the putty, wouldn't evaporation in the putty take place when drying and therefore shrinkage?
I want to smooth the surface of a 4x6 pressure treated post. It has pits and pronounced grain. Would this product make sense for such a coarse surface?
Hello,
I would suggest using a product that is formulated for exterior use. I use this stuff for exterior use, and it works well as long as it's
painted. amzn.to/2TtzeB8.
I think it would work fine on rough pressure treated lumber.
Hope this helps,
Paul
WoodWorkers Guild of America Video Membership
Olá, parabéns
Como se faz o Woody filer
its glorified drywall compound
Hey man so if you grain fill a neck do you also have to prime it or just go straight ahead to the color? Thanks
Does this work the same on hardwoods with bright colors like padauk or purple heart? The last thing I need is different color spots in my finish!
Hi. Yes, this can work on those woods, but you should definitely try this on a piece of scrap before using on your actual project if you are concerned about a color mismatch.
One mention. It has a horrendous odor. Kinda like burnt wires and benzine. but works great.
Dennis Adams band-aid adhesive
used it as a grain filler for a guitar. worked great. thanks.
Would this work to fill in a gap between corner split walnut veneered mdf? Will the water consistency be a problem with mdf?
Hello,
I believe that this would work, and that minimal exposure to water should not be a problem for the MDF. It would be best to try this on scrap before using it on your actual project to test this theory, however.
Thanks,
Paul
WoodWorkers Guild of America Video Membership
WoodWorkers Guild Of America thanks. I ended up doing it and it came out great! Thanks
As a water based product wouldn't raise the grain of the wood?
In my experience Timbermate doesn't raise the grain. Probably because it is more solid than water.
Great videos sir. I have watched about 30 of them so far and they are excellent. Many thanks for sharing your expertise
Good video and info on timbermate..thanx
so you basically used it as one would use bondo. interesting.
can you use dyes in it ?
Can I use wood filler to fill up an electric guitar's tremolo cavity to turn in into a hard tail? What brand would you recommend? Thanks. Nice video.
billhillard
I would fill that cavity with actual wood, preferably the same wood as the guitar body.
does birth wood require filler? thx!
Nice work
Very nice work!
is the same material used to mount drywall?
This is not a glue. I see no purpose in applying it to drywall.