> Hi:

> I have started to plain my Guillemot and am finding it has a ripple chip
> effect. What I am wondering is when I sand with the fairing sander , will
> that take care of the high spot. Also I would like ideas on a good gap
> filler. I milled my own strips and am finding due to poor fitting strips
> as I plain I am getting gaps between strips. Lepage has a wood filler that
> they say can be mixed with a latex stain to get a better color match. Any
> and all thoughts welcome. Thank you.

> J.D. For filler I use epoxy with sanding dust of the wood I use,and lighten the color with baking flour.I add some cabosil for further thickening.Works well for me.Remember,you must not use any material that won't bond with epoxy.