5 Ways To Fill Knots And Imperfections // WOODWORKING TIPS 

Great tips!! Dries instantly

Super helpful. Thanks for the advice. Keep up the great work

Thank you Jason! I learn so much from your videos!

Good stuff Jason. The hot melt is the only one I haven't seen before. Thanks.

Great tips Jason. I always learn something from your posts. I also use a mashup of a couple of these techniques for some problem spots. Work sawdust into a void then flood with thin CA glue. Finally, rub a little more sawdust over the top. I’ve used this with small voids when turning and it blends in nicely.

could'nt help to be jealous of all the woodpecker tools behind you

Excellent tips, Jason. I've ran across a few of these problems in the past without out knowing how to deal with them. Now I do!

Tons of really good info! Thanks Jason!

Thanks for the very instructive video...extremely helpful. 👍🏻

Hey thanks for putting this together, helped me out a lot! Keep it up

Excellent video

Great video Johnathon. Woodturners also use coffee grounds and CA. Also we sometimes accentuate the flaw and turn it into a feature by filling with brass powder or a colored resin or crushed mineral.

Thanks for this. I really like the hot glue method.

Thanks for sharing. It's always clear and helpfull. Merci beaucoup

Very useful! Thank You!

Jjust finishing building my second coffee table and ran into a couple of minor problems. But now i know exactly what to do. Gratful for the vid, thanks!!!

Great ideas, thanks for the video...

Fantastic

Just received my Hot melt gun system yesterday and look forward to using it. I have a large Oak slab with a large knot to fill as well as several gaps, cracks and etc. I got the smaller gun kit. Great video.

Thank you for the information. I wasn't looking forward to about 20 knotty alder doors and epoxy. I am going to use the rangate and trusting that you haven't seen any problems with shrinkage on interior doors. Crossing fingers.

Helpful, I have just tried superglue and wood shavings to fill in holes on reused pine, trying to get a glass-like finish.

I just installed some cumaru hardwood flooring. Because of the minor inconsistent milling, there are some small yet annoying gaps. I am sure some of these techniques would work well

Hi Jason. Recently laid some light oak flooring with some large knot holes. Going to try the hot glue method. What’s the best gun on the market now, and although it’s light wood the knots are dark so would think black would be good. Great videos and thanks for the tips.

I like the glue gun for larger knots. How hard will the glue get? Where do you find hardening glue?

Excellent demonstration video. I didn’t know about the hot glue gun. I’m wondering how it links under different finishes especially lacquer.

These are some great tips. The one with the woodglue and sawdust i already use, the other i have to try soon! Thanks for these tips!

What kind of filler can I use on cutting boards Thanks

I m thinking about using the hot glue gun method. Is this a safe bet for pre-finished hardwood floor board as I don't want to sand. I believe using the cutter carefully may work. What is your thoughts?

Great video, quick question for you can you use the titebond and sawdust to fill in a hole in the wood instead of using something like an epoxy. Lets say it a chuck missing of 1/8 deep by about 1 inch by 1 inch.

Love the video regarding ways to fill cracks and holes. I have a piece of black walnut bar rail that has a hole from knot that fell out leaving a hole about the size of a dime that penetrates the entire piece of rail approximately one and a half inches thick and perforates slightly through the back end. I would love to be able to use the knot gun as you demonstrate however this is a single-use type of application so don't want to invest that type of money as I don't foresee using it in the future. So options left are using black epoxy to fill in hole or the method that seems easier the black ca method that you show. However the hole is huge. So I was wondering if I could use a combination of the techniques? Maybe using a walnut wood filler which I have in my possession to fill the whole approximately 95% letting that dry overnight and then applying the black ca method to finish it off. Or would you recommend using some type of dowel or plug in combination with the ca method? Calling on your experience as I feel like I will only get one shot at getting this right. Any help would be appreciated.

I'm looking all over YT and nobody can help me. I'm trying to dismantle a built in cupboard wall, and I need to get to the screws underneath the woodfiller on the back walls. How is that done? Any help or ideas about getting to the screws would be a godsend.

How does that "glue" do with finishes? There was an obvious "matte" look after you rubbed down the wood. Does that last?

is the glue stick actual glue? or is it a plastic. I tried it with black glue and had issues with it sticking to the aluminum block.

No officer! It’s my personal bag of “wood filler” 😜

Do you think the sawdust technique will work with small chip out as well?

Jason, I am new to woodworking. I've watched many of your videos. You provide so much useful information! Today I would like to ask what brand the base of your work table is. I would also like to know what brand the side rails are. I know you use a Festool MFT surface. Please answer me asap as I would love to get a table built asap.

Problem with rangate is the cost. $260+ for starter kit plus & $8.00 per glue stick. Starbond or epoxy mixed with saw dust is also good for large voids. Have had good success with that method. Great info on all the methods demonstrated.

Would hot candle wax work in the knots?

Just ordered the knot filler, I'm going to use it to plug up knob holes and repair cabinet doors before primer. but dam that thing is super expensive. but if it saves me time filling holes and dry time I say money well spent, and if it ends up so flush so much savings in sanding I hope this works for me

When loose packing the sawdust in a crack how does it not just move out? I don’t want to use glue because I need to stain. I’m considering staining the dust or even sanding dried stained wood then regular glue or ca after. Ever tried that?

i used to take a bowl and put in saw dust and wood glue and the vigorously mix them together till they are at the point of forming clumps, then just apply that, thou it'll take awhile for the glue to dry up

Curious if water based and oil based stains are compatible with the hot glue gun method? I’m trying to figure out If water based rethunk junk stain and tuff top will work on top of a big hot glue gun knot hole.

What the the pressure block and blade called please for the hot glue on the knot at the end? Thanks

Hey. Nice video. Thanks for making them. I was just curious what the texture of that hot glue is like. Is it similar to standard hot glue, harder etc...?

I am doing a bed frame made of 2x4 from my local Home Depot, but they have knots, if I use the CA Glue method can I paint the 2x4 in white without the fear of knots bleeding through the paint leaving a stain mark

Does the hot glue bond big voids and cracks with any kind of structural strength if needed? Seems like it wouldn't. I usually use epoxy for something like that but this looks faster and easier.

Does the CA and glue gun products accept the finish you use?

Would the Starbond work on White Oak as well? I got a very small crack in my Oak table. Thank you for this!!!

just a question with the last method..... is possible to drill the place we filled?

What is the tool used at 14:20 please? Will it work with epoxy or will it be too hard? Looks preferable to a scraper. Thanks

For me the smal epoxy bottles i was able to use it 4 to 5 time

Will these techniques used on a walnut cutting board show up after finishing the board with mineral oil? Thanks, Jim

Jason, there is no info on the glue gun or glue sticks you used. Really neat trick.

where can i buy the glue gun set with pressure block and "scraper"?! link please.

Does the activator stain the wood?0

Rangate knot filler is not glue. It’s actually polyamide nylon.

Do you have any woodpecker products?

Who makes the glue gun kit please

Now I want a hot glue gun.

I was messing around with my best friends wife and now I have a knot of my head. Will this work for that? 🤕

Can’t believe that hot glue gun is $300 lol - I did find some helpful tips on here though

If you are Jason as you allege, who is Ben and why are you working for him?

Its not hot glue and hot glue gun :) Try use hot glue and regular hot glue gun on nut :DDD

how about some nice tomato ketchup mixed with rice if you didn't got any of these weird fillers.😑

jason you do good on the video’s except you talk like you’re talking to a 5th grader in your explanation 🤣🤣🤣🤣