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Sawdust and glue

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Hi all. I had some very small and thin scraps of spalted wood in the shop and decided to play around with them. I resawed them (most were around 5/16 thick or so) and glued them up using a clever jig set up I read about years ago. They came out surprisingly well, So I've decided to make some box lids from them.

My question: If you look closely at the photos you'll see that the lighter areas are actually tightly packed sawdust left by whatever bug or worms bored the holes. I'm wondering if I put some thin CA glue on those (rather large) spots if that would work? Being so thin I'll laminate then to a substrate so I won't have to worry about the plugs punching through at some point. Opinions?
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#2 ·
sure why not ive done it with ca glue many times,and if your gonna laminate it to another backing it shouldn't be a problem.it's beautiful wood youd hate to waste that.
 
#4 ·
Just so you know… that 'sawdust' is not sawdust :)
(Accurate name is Frass - Google it for fun)

You can stabilize them with CA just fine… or, I prefer to use Polyurethane as that is what I typically use as a finish and have it handy. Sometimes I just prefer to dig out the excrement and fill with a contrasting colored epoxy. Depends on the project and where the holes wind up.

Cheers,
Brad
 
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It it is tightly packed I would use thin CA glue. If the texture of the frass is not tight you should try medium CA. The medium will cure slow enough to soak in but may leave a slight raised glue spot you will need to sand down. It the frass is real loose I would do as suggested and dig it out and refill the holes with what ever you choose (matching, or contrasting saw dust) and CA glue to hold it in.
 
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