Stopper for sapele

[Spuddy]

Got a few crevices to fill in a sapele saloon table. Anyone got a recommendation for a stopper they've used that gives at least half decent resuts?

 

[tillergirl]

I guess a dark mahogany stopper might be the closest colour. Last I used Sapele it darkened quite a bit.

 

[sailorman]

https://www.rustins.ltd/brummer/our-products/interior-wood-filler

 

[Spuddy]

Probably get a stick of that mahogany wax filler. Thanks chaps

 

[Yngmar]

Sanding dust from the wood you're working with, mixed with varnish until it becomes a thick paste. Far better than the Brummer stuff and matches whatever wood you've got.

 

[Old Bumbulum]

Sanding dust from the wood you're working with, mixed with varnish until it becomes a thick paste. Far better than the Brummer stuff and matches whatever wood you've got.

+1

 

[Spuddy]

I've previously found glue and dust (in which we trust) turned out noticeably darker than surrounding timber. Does using varnish make a difference>

 

[Yngmar]

I've not tried it with glue, but with varnish it works well, given that you do not use too much varnish. The mixture needs to be on the dry side, a kind of crumbly paste - not a syrup.

 

[stone beach]

I've used West epoxy mixed with the saw / sanding dust to a thick paste as a filler, it is darker of course, comes out the same as the end grain colour.

You can always adjust this if important by sawing a piece of lighter colour wood. Easy to make up a few samples if colour match is very important.

Don't forget the epoxy will change colour later due to UV unless it is covered by varnish.

 

[Spuddy]

Will try out the varnish version on underneath of table to see. Thanks for tips