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Dear Woodworkers
I cut down the forearm on my 1895 marlin and plan to give it a tru oil finish.I didn't use a pattern and free formed the shape on a belt sander.Through a slight miscalculation I removed about 1/4" too much walnut on the the lower rear corner of the forearm.
Functionally the piece is fine and since I'm not even close to a perfectionist the wood to metal misfit I could live with,but I am wondering....
Is there a patching material that is easy to use to rebuild the corner(1/4x3/16") that would be durable and close enough in color to the final oil finish to make the repair worthwhile? If the color is too far off I'm afraid that the repair would only draw attention rather than being unobtrusive.
Any wisdom or advice you can offer?
Thanks
Jeff
I cut down the forearm on my 1895 marlin and plan to give it a tru oil finish.I didn't use a pattern and free formed the shape on a belt sander.Through a slight miscalculation I removed about 1/4" too much walnut on the the lower rear corner of the forearm.
Functionally the piece is fine and since I'm not even close to a perfectionist the wood to metal misfit I could live with,but I am wondering....
Is there a patching material that is easy to use to rebuild the corner(1/4x3/16") that would be durable and close enough in color to the final oil finish to make the repair worthwhile? If the color is too far off I'm afraid that the repair would only draw attention rather than being unobtrusive.
Any wisdom or advice you can offer?
Thanks
Jeff