spindlebox Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 So my automatic stop wasn't tightened down hard enough. And I went too far. I was able to patch it. But now it is more obvious than I was hoping. I definitely do not want to paint this, and Leave it natural wood. I am making two instruments and I want them to look similar. Any ideas on how to hide this? I have enough wood that I could make a veneer, But i'm looking for other options. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Yepp. It's obvious... First, it might have helped if you could have matched the grain direction. Even more if you could have found a piece matching the grain pattern - which by the way can be faked using a pencil crayon. Second, @ScottR recently showed how he patched a flaw using a more oval shaped piece but that method requires gouging beyond at least my skill set. YMMV But seeing that it's that large I suppose the edges would be more or less visible no matter what. Which is why I suggest you to think about making that a feature. A round piece of contrasting wood, maybe with your logo, or even a coin inlaid would give that round patch a purpose. Further, depending whether that's the bottom side or the top of a lefty, or just a mirrored phone photo, you might use that as part of the control cavity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Like Biz has just suggested, I would have the control cavity covering that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindlebox Posted December 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, ShatnersBassoon said: Like Biz has just suggested, I would have the control cavity covering that Unfortunately, the control cavity is on the front as this is a Jazz bass. I actually ended up planing it down, and adding a veneer to cover. I tried to get the grain direction to match on the repair attempt, but messed up putting the plug in. It was just a serious pain from the get go. I'll never trust the stop on my drill press again!!! I'll mark the depth with a piece of tape as well in future. That was a big job to fix this, and the loss of another body blank to make it happen. Edited December 29, 2023 by spindlebox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodfab Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Maybe you can make it look intentional. Change the shape of it or add more circles. I tried several times to repair the veneer on a piano and it always looked like a repair. So I cut it out a shape and fit in a decorate piece of veneer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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