You might want to try the following method that I have used to fill small holes in an 18th Century table top.
Find a raw wood area ..... maybe under a butt plate or fore end iron. Using a sharp blade scrape a small amount of wood (you could also use sandpaper or fine file). If possible take some from an area where the wood color is the closest match. Then work the dry wood dust into the holes with a toothpick until it is almost full. Mix some of the remaining dust into the wood finish you think most resembles the stock's remaining finish ..... it should be somewhat wet so that some of the excess will be drawn down by the dry dust. Level with a smooth tool and let dry. When very dry and hard it should buff smooth and blend in. My table fix, now after a few years looks like a swirl in the grain.
Al
Last edited by Bouvier; 01/17/07 06:49 PM.
