Wood filler
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Description
A premixed putty used to fill cracks and defects in wood and book boards. Wood fillers are typically composed of finely ground wood flour in a cellulose nitrate binder. They cure to a hard surface that can be sanded, sawed or drilled. Examples of commercial wood fillers are: DAP® Wood Dough, F:IX Wood Patch, and Plastic Wood. Other binders that have been mentioned for wood fillers are carpenter's glue and wheat paste.
Synonyms and Related Terms
wood paste; Wood Dough [DAP]; Wood Patch [F:IX]; Plastic Wood
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Website address 1 Comment: www.dap.cam