October 29, 2024, 5:04 am | Read time: 2 minutes
When doing DIY projects, it’s not uncommon for dents or scratches to appear in wood. These can be filled and made “invisible” with just a few materials. Learn how to do this on “Easy DIY.”
Not only in workpieces but also in wooden floors, unsightly scratches and small holes can occasionally occur. At the hardware store, there are special wood pastes in various shades to cover these blemishes. However, you can easily make the paste to fill the holes yourself. If you work with wood, you already have the necessary tools on hand—and the matching wood tone as well. How to cover holes in wood is explained by myHOMEBOOK editor-in-chief Felix Mildner on “Easy DIY.”
Covering Holes with Homemade Wood Paste
Wood paste available at the hardware store can also be made in just a few steps. All you need is sawdust and wood glue. To produce sawdust, you can cut a board with a jigsaw. Or simply collect some wood dust in a screw jar during your next DIY project, which might accumulate anyway.
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Here’s how to make the DIY wood paste: Simply mix the wood dust with some glue to form a paste. You can use a screwdriver for mixing, and the lid of a screw jar or a small bowl as a container. The mixture should have a creamy consistency, requiring a bit of finesse when mixing. Then, you can fill the hole with the paste using a small spatula or a wide screwdriver and smooth it out.
Wood Glue Shrinks Slightly When Drying
As the glue dries, it will shrink. You may need to mix and add a bit more wood paste. The big advantage: If it’s sawdust from the same wood, the color will match. Ideally, the blemish will not be noticeable afterward and will become “invisible.” If unevenness appears after drying, it can be removed and smoothed out with some sandpaper.