patching flubs

[walkabout]

weve all had bad days, times when the plane or sureform grabbed a little too much grain.more than likely if any of you have luck similar to mine the bandsaw or belt sander gods get angry with you on a regular basis. my question is this; what do you use to fill deep gouges or rips in the grain of wood? My most recent experimental patch was wood putty made with tbIII and sawdust put into the tear, then wrapped tight with masking tape to compress it into the wood then clamped a block on top to push it in further.personally, i end up working with hand tools more because the machines will amplify mistakes quickly.

[glenbo]

I try not to patch any flaw that is in the working part of the limb,except for a linear check that I can super glue.If there is any compromised section I usally reduce past that point for a lighter bow or abort.Good luck,glen

[walkabout]

yea im not even sure yet if this patch was needed,the bow is just roughed out and the spot is like 8 inches in from the tip, plus its gonna be a light bow for my sister, something like 35 lb @ 25-26 inches

[lpcjon2]

My father makes furniture for a hobby and he uses saw dust and titebond (a little more saw dust than glue)Makes a great filler and when stained it turns out nice.Do a little at a time and let it dry between layers.

[walkabout]

yea ive done a few layers so far, sanding a little in between to get the layer before enev then adding more to fill in any gaps.since titebond shrinks i add a thin layer of it under the new filler too, then ive been laying a piece of sandwich bag over it and compressing it. i figure itll help just like clamping any other pieces of wood together would. ive done this, and then soaked the patch with CA on other stuff, and even used TBIII and brown paper on rounded stuff,sanding it even after its all dry. end product is as strong if not stronger than when starting out.