My other concern here was the filling of the crack on the corner and some deep holes / faults in the top. I had used wood putty that is claimed to accept stain. Every time I looked at that putty it bothered me. So, I used the scalpel's sharp tip to pop the filler out of the crack and the holes I had filled and pulled one of the bottles of sawdust I save for just this purpose. They are labeled by species. I chose black walnut. I mixed it into a paste using ebony stain.
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Again, using the scalpel for it's fine tip, I filled the crack.
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Next I filled the holes and voids using the same mixture.
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I pulled my Satellite City special glue made for filling gaps and cracks from the shelf, and got ready to bind and seal the repairs.
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All three tubes were hard as rocks. They had been on the shelf for years since the last use...
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Trip to home depot, not carried. Ordered on Amazon. A week...
No matter, before you use the product, you are wise to stain the surrounding area as they penetrate and THAT area won't stain. So, while WE wait together for the arrival of the special glue, I prepped and stained the top and the box. Now check out the crack....
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As I had been promising, I used the Golden Oak Watco Oil, and that grain has POPPED.
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That Osage Orange Box is looking pretty good as well. I did NOT stain the top edge, because glue won't hold well on watco oiled surfaces.
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