I'm thinking your best source for advice is Shipwright.
Hide Glue and Bondo
I am working on re-veneering some old pool table legs and one of the legs is slightly damaged and in need of repair before I can re-veneer it and I need a little advice.
Unfortunately I don't have an exact picture of the problem, but the legs are all in the pic below. As you can see the legs are quite fluted, with "ins" and "outs". Well one of the legs is missing a few small chunks out it (high spot and corner) and I'm wondering what is the best way to build the surface back to normal. The core of the legs was originally made with pieces of poplar that were glued together.
The easiest solution would be to use bondo or some other resin based wood filler to fill in for the missing wood. It is easy to sand smooth and build up in layers if needed so it matches the original contour of the leg. My concern is that I'm applying the veneer using Hot Hite Glue and I don't know if it will adhere to the bondo or resin based wood filler. I've searched the web and can't find an answer. Has anyone tried applying veneer with hot hide glue over small bondo repairs?
Otherwise I'll have to chisel our a couple sections of the leg and glue in a piece of wood and then shape it to match the contour of the column. This is doable but not very easy and I'm reluctant to start chipping away at 150 year old pool table leg.
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Unfortunately I don't have an exact picture of the problem, but the legs are all in the pic below. As you can see the legs are quite fluted, with "ins" and "outs". Well one of the legs is missing a few small chunks out it (high spot and corner) and I'm wondering what is the best way to build the surface back to normal. The core of the legs was originally made with pieces of poplar that were glued together.
The easiest solution would be to use bondo or some other resin based wood filler to fill in for the missing wood. It is easy to sand smooth and build up in layers if needed so it matches the original contour of the leg. My concern is that I'm applying the veneer using Hot Hite Glue and I don't know if it will adhere to the bondo or resin based wood filler. I've searched the web and can't find an answer. Has anyone tried applying veneer with hot hide glue over small bondo repairs?
Otherwise I'll have to chisel our a couple sections of the leg and glue in a piece of wood and then shape it to match the contour of the column. This is doable but not very easy and I'm reluctant to start chipping away at 150 year old pool table leg.
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