Filling Worm Holes
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rcnewcomb
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Filling Worm Holes
I watched John Hall's video on filling worm holes with CA. Is that still the preferred method? I have some black limba (Terminalia ivorensis) with a few worm holes.
- Randall Newcomb
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Ben-Had
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
It is for me depending on the size and color of the area to be filled. Very large holes can be filled with a small plug and CA.
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Danl8
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
For ebony, I had always turned a little round toothpick and glued in with tbond. John showed me how to do the CA/accelerator trick. I will still do the same but substitute CA/accelerator to secure the wood fill. Would be simpler to do a CA fill, though. The CA fills around inlays are really hard to see.
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tippie53
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
on worm holes there are a few woods that don't like CA. Do a test piece. If you can't do a test my glue of choice is then tite bond or Hide glue. Same basic procedure. If the hole is large enough make a plug and be aware of grain direction.
If you have a large uneven hold and you need to fill after plugging I like to use dust and shellac. Glues can leave a footprint where the shellac will blend in with the finish.
There are many ways to do this. Experiment once in a while , it can be fun to just make a mess and see what happens.
If you have a large uneven hold and you need to fill after plugging I like to use dust and shellac. Glues can leave a footprint where the shellac will blend in with the finish.
There are many ways to do this. Experiment once in a while , it can be fun to just make a mess and see what happens.
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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rcnewcomb
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
Now there is a plan that I can embrace!Experiment once in a while , it can be fun to just make a mess and see what happens.
- Randall Newcomb
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tippie53
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
my best discoveries were mistakes at the time but showed me things to or not to do. Sometimes knowing what not to do is more important than knowing what to do.
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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rcnewcomb
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
Do you recommend filling the holes before or after bending? If it matters I am doing the bending by hand on a hot pipe.
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ruby@magpage.com
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Re: Filling Worm Holes
Another option is to do nothing
I just finished a guitar yesterday that was made from an ash log from a friend's farm in Talcott WV. He lives on top of Big Bend Mountain and John Henry died tunneling under Big Bend Mountain - so I think that his DNA is in the wood. I left the "tunnels" from the worms in his honor. There are about 8 of them and you can see one in the heel of the neck just below the double 12th fret marker in the binding:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/ ... 458169080/
Ed
I just finished a guitar yesterday that was made from an ash log from a friend's farm in Talcott WV. He lives on top of Big Bend Mountain and John Henry died tunneling under Big Bend Mountain - so I think that his DNA is in the wood. I left the "tunnels" from the worms in his honor. There are about 8 of them and you can see one in the heel of the neck just below the double 12th fret marker in the binding:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/ ... 458169080/
Ed
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