Need to fix this gap
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reddit.comPosted Jan 1, 2021, 10:42 PM UTC
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reddit.comMe, a bad woodworker, "what gap?"
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I've learned that the difference between "bad" and "good" is that I'm learning how to hide/fix my screwups... :)
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Ok, here's how you fix this. You take the same stock you created that veritical piece and rip a thin piece that is at least the length of that vertical piece - think just a bit over what that gap is.
Then you are going to build a chiseling station like in my picture:
https://imgur.com/gallery/KgIo2WE
Laying your strip on this chiseling station, and working a few inches at a time, you are going to make this into a very long wedge.
Work your chisel from front to back, with the chisel "upside down" like in my picture. Using hand pressure only, push from the front edge to the back where the stop will stop the chisel.
This will take a sliver of wood off. You repeat this a few times until the edge of the wedge < gap.
Continue down the entire length of the strip until you've done the entire strip. Then apply gue, tap it in very carefully with a mallet into the gap and continue tapping until it's flush the entire length.
Then wait for the glue to dry and sand off the little bit that protrudes beyond the edge. You likely will never see this fix.
It will blend in just like one of the grains on that board.
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2nd the wedge idea. You could make it on the table saw.
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I think this too
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Well it is24 inches long so that might be a bit of a challenge. But I think that I might just add a small molding and hide it
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More context. The corner vertical pieces are turned so I have a round corner. The vertical next to it includes the drawer runners. Yes this was a giant pain. I can’t ever do anything easy. Anyway my focus was trying to get the drawer system squared up in all three dimensions but that resulted in this gap. It’s about equal on both sides. It’s too big for sawdust filler. I’m thinking that I should cut a groove and put in another piece of cherry. All of this will get a dark stain. How should I cut the dado? I could create a router edge guide but I’m still stuck doing the ends by hand. I’m not confident in my abilities with a chisel for the entire length. Any other suggestions? I will post all of my pix when this is finished. Going for the look of our bedroom suite
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A couple of options I can think of. One would be an epoxy fill, perhaps a contrasting colour like black to create a deliberate accent. The only issue would be the depth of the gap and in particular if it has a hole the other side which would allow the epoxy to flow through. The second option, is to make some thin veneer the same thickness as as the gap and to make it a perfect fit with sawdust and glue.
I think that trying to make a wider groove with a router and with the various edges and corners of the rest of the piece, is high risk. It could be very difficult to make it perfectly straight and consistent along the full length.
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What about laminating a strip of the same type of wood along the flat piece with a slight taper to cover the gap as it travels down?
Might make the flat piece end up slightly proud of the round corner though. You would have to laminate a strip on the other side for the same visual effect.