We all make mistakes.

But hiding woodworking mistakes doesn’t have to be hard.

Worst-case scenario: you have to cut off the bad part and use the lumber somewhere else.

Other times a careful placement, trim or wood filler, caulk or spackle will do wonders!

Here are some of the mistakes I made while building my bookcases…

The lumber slipped on the table saw and got gouged

fill with wood filler	and sand

Molding cut too short

Cut a bevel into the end and a short add-on piece and splice them together.

Enormous gaps

use multiple layers of caulk	– smooth after each application

I started making the wrong angle cut in the baseboard.

tried caulk, but wood filler	worked better (needs more paint)

 

Nail holes

use wood filler to fill and	then sand.

 

I guess I should figure out when you should use caulk and when to use wood filler or putty (and then share that info with you!)

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