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| Author: | dmorg57 [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pore filling spruce tops and Bocote |
Hello all, Is there a need to use pore filler ie z-poxy for spruce tops/cedar tops? Is shellac enough prior to finishing? Also, Bocote seems like a wood w/ little or no open pore structure, so is it necessary to fill, or will the shellac and finish take care of it? Many thanks for the replies, Dave |
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| Author: | runamuck [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spruce tops and Bocote |
Spruce and Cedar are closed-grained woods and don't need to be filled. It's been 25 years since I've worked with Bocote but I seems to rememeber that it was an open-grained wood in need of filling. But my memory has fooled me more than once - as far as I can remember. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spruce tops and Bocote |
Spruce shouldn't require filler. I've never used Bocote, but you should be able to tell if it needs filling by the way it looks with wet shellac on it. |
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| Author: | Erik Hauri [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spruce tops and Bocote |
You need to pore fill bocote - its pore quotient is about the same as walnut or mahogany. |
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| Author: | dmorg57 [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spruce tops and Bocote |
Thanks for the replies Gents. I am always amazed and humbled by the constituents of this forum. Cheers, Dave |
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