When you’ve cleaned your wooden surface with your removers and stuff and you’re ready to proceed to your sanding , smooting , et.c , you may observe some smaller or bigger gaps in the surface .

The very big gaps are corrected with the adding of the same glued wood in the gap , but the smaller gaps , a maybe recess in the wood from a nail , or anything , can be repeared with wood fillers , wax sticks .

What should i know for Wood fillers and Wax filler sticks ?

In here there is something you should be ware for these two materials . You should choose a wood filler that after the apply “accepts” , rubbing , planning , sanding , et.c .

The wax filler sticks are used after the wood’s finishing and you should be very careful to match the color to the primary wood . A light darker color would be usually fine .

Before all , if your wooden piece maybe has some rot themes bigger or smaller , you must fix them , before you procced to your fillers sticks , et.c .

The next two wood fillers are some of the most popular wood fillers and they come in bigger quantities , if you want more than a crayon , a stick , et.c .

The one is for general purpose with no color changing and the second changes the color of the wood .

The Gorilla All Purpose Wood Filler, 16 Ounce , Natural .

This Gorilla wood filler is one of the best of all fillers . It’s a general purpose one and you can use it to whatever wood you have . A soft one a hard type , a tropical wood , et.c .

It’s very easy to apply it to your crack – hole , et.c and it creates a strong and durable film . It gives natural finish result and after that you can do whatever you want to your wood . Paint it , varnish it , et.c.

It’s for indoors and outdoors and you can buy it from the Amazon in this path . It’s around the 20$ .

The Minwax Color Changing Wood Filler, 5.5 oz .

The second wood filler in bigger quantities is this Minwax , it has the same top quality as the previous one , but this changes the wood color .

It’s very easy to spread and it dries in a couple of hours with no shrinkings et.c .

This filler is designed to “accept” very nice the paint after the drying and it’s also for indoors and outdoors .

Go to Amazon , make your checks and buy it in here . It’s super cheap , you’ll give less than 10$ .

The Mohawk Finishing Products Fil-Stik Repair Pencils (12 Pk) , Multicolor .

As you can imagine there is a very big variety in the markets , concerning the wood fillers , but this Mohawk multi-color crayons , if you focused on crayons , will cover many of your variety needs .

See more and make your purchase from Amazon in here .

It’s easy to apply without any “special” technique , you can mix the colors with the help of a light heat sourse( hair dryer) and it’s smooth enough to work with . If you want to apply more than one layers , let it dry completely .

The Liberon Retouch Crayons, Standard Wood Colors (Pack of Ten) .

These Liberon filler sticks have the same approach , the trusted quality of the Liberon brand and they have a very reasonable price of 30$bucks around . See more on Amazon here .

You can comine the colors of these two wood filler sets and be 100% covered concerningthe high quality and range of colors .

The Minwax Color-Matched Filler Wood Putty, White .

Minwax is always trusted for the high quality products it makes and this isn’t an exception . Its’ easy to use – apply and it sands well and “accepts” any stain or finish very well .

See more on Amazon .

If you want a complete icon – list with wood fillers on Amazon , go here .

EXTRA BONUS vintage “secret” TIP :

Many “old school” woodworkers( and not only ) , liked very much to fill their wood’s pores , using the dust of their sanding with their sandpapers or whatever , mixed with their favorite oil .

Usually they did this to a “more open pore” wood type which needed more than a wax stick filler , as the oak , mahogany , et.c .

These guys and girls , did this using these two techniques :

1) Either they were living the wood dust from the sanding on the surface without cleaning the surface 100% and then they applied their oil , or

2) They were mixing pumice stone powder with their favorite oil and applied this to their wood .

I suggest for you both techniques .

I’ve done them both using of course my favorite oil , the linseed one , but you can use whatever you like .

This pumice stone powder from Amazon will do the job just fine . Go HERE to purchase it .

Brushes & Materials to apply your Finishing choices .

Of course you’ll nedd something to apply your caoting and finishing to your wood products and the old unwanted cotton T-shirts will be just fine along with some brushes .

The brushes gives you the ability for more to apply more quantity than a T-shirt .

What should i Know for the brushes ?

1) Use natural hair brush from bristle is better for oils and solvent-based finishing products . The European Ox bristle is maybe the best quality brush outhere .

The China pig-hair brushes aren’t bad ones .

2) For your water-based finishing products , the synthetic brushes are the best solution . You can control better the ammount of paint , et.c you want to apply .

3) The 2″ brush is the most used brush size , but your needs are the “lighthouse” in here .

What should i Know when i use , cotton T-shirts and Fabrics , for finishing ?

To avoid the big danger of the spontaneous combustion , always dry perfectly your cotton fabrics , before you storage them . The linseed oil is first in the danger list .

The REDTREE Badger Fine Finish Natural Bristle Paint Brush – 3″ .

This Redtree brush is a very “honest” purchase , it applies varnish et.c , super smoothly without leaving material back and for many it’s even better than the Purdy brushes !!!!!

Make your purchase on Amazon in here .

This is a more expensive prestige brushes , “killer” and worth to try it for sure . Of course you can find it in many inch options .

The 2″ Purdy Ox-O-Angular Angled Sash Paint Brush , Ox-Hair .

Of course the Purdy quality brushes is well known to the entire “woodworker’s planet” and this 2″ ox brush is a very fine example . It has extra soft bristles , you can use it for oil-based , polyurethanes , stains , et.c , finishing products .

Make your purchase from the Amazon here .

See the complete Purdy brush series HERE .

The complete woodworking brushes list is HERE .

You’ve almost finished (!) , with your sanding – finishing natural and not only , woodworking area .

Wood dyes , stains , lacquers , paint , varnishes and water-based finishes are the next and final steps .

Always keep woodworking and be happy .