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keith rust/crystal l

 
Subject : divots in curved drawer front
Posted : 2003-11-22 2:40 PM
Post #31097
I have noticed a depression in the surface of an 8" wide curved drawer front lamination that I was prepping for glueup of the face veneer. This concave area on the outside of a convex drawer front is about 5x6x1/16 deep, roughly. Can I fill this with epoxy, sand or scrape it smooth, and continue with the veneer glueup? It would seem that the different expansion and contraction rates of the filler and the plies (hard maple) would present a problem down the road.
Thanks
Keith


 
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carlmorrell

 
Subject : RE: divots in curved drawer front
Posted : 2003-11-22 7:08 PM
Post #31098 - In reply to #31097
5"x6" depressed area is not what I would call a divot Are you sure you have to correct something that is only 1/16" off?

One solution may be to glue on a 1/16" piece over the depression. Then feather the edges in.

While I am not an expert, I usually fill divots with spackling compound. I assume, the two ply will help hide the spackled divot.


 
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Thomas Stender

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Subject : RE: divots in curved drawer front
Posted : 2003-11-23 9:08 PM
Post #31099 - In reply to #31097
Keith,
I would certainly fill the hole before veneering, or that area will be very apparent after finishing. But what to use? WEST system has a Light-Weight Fairing Compound which is very good for thickening epoxy for this kind of repair. I have never had any trouble with differing rates of expansion in a situation like that you describe. I would not use spackle. Gluing one or more layers of veneer in the hole, using the vacuum press without a platten, would work well, too. If you overlap the veneer slightly, the bag will push the veneer into the hole and leave the edges proud and easy to sand off.
Good luck,
Tom


 
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Keith Rust

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Subject : RE: divots in curved drawer front
Posted : 2003-11-24 2:08 PM
Post #31102 - In reply to #31099
Thomas
I didn't think about using a few layers of veneer, that sounds like a possible solution. There must have been some voids in an inner ply or 2 that caused this depression. If you think the epoxy will also work, I might use that to fill a couple of smaller little dimples (dime sized or less) on a couple of other drawer fronts.
Thanks,
Keith
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