I'm making a shaker jelly cabinet.
Yesterday I was cutting the legs out of the side panels with my jig saw when the blade broke and saw bounced across the panel .... leaving about 5 1/8"x1/8" deep divets in the beautiful quarter saw maple
So, the question is, what is the best way to repair the holes
(I tried to steam iron them out.... but they are not dents.... the wood is missing)
I plan on lightly dyeing the wood to get the gain to pop.... followed by a water-based poly finish.
I have saved a bunch of saw dust to fill the holes, but the question is what should I mix the saw dust with???? What kind of glue??? Will it take the dye (it is water based).
Any ideas????
Thanks,
-jj