Stopping a crack in box lid

Nvcraftsman

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Hi all,
I'm hoping you can give me some help, I'm making a jewelry box and have it almost done. It made out of Bubinga. I have applied a coat of boiled linseed oil on the box and let it dry. To my horror, a crack has shown up that is about 2" long starting on the edge of the lid going inward. This crack doesn't go all the way through the wood. My question is any way to fill it so it won't run any further? Any suggestions would be helpful
 

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It's hard to see at what stage of assembly your at right now.  Tom has a good suggestion about forcing glue in and clamping if you can get the wood to close up when clamped.

If the wood won't move because of assembly issues, you can epoxy fill it.  In severe cracking problems (which you may not have) I will cut a butterfly joint on the inside to prevent the crack from running and then fill it with epoxy.

Tom's suggestion would be my first try, keep it simple if you can.

Jack
 
Use cyanoacrylic glue (aka super glue). It should suck right in, scrape off the excess after it dries.
 
h.gil said:
Use cyanoacrylic glue (aka super glue). It should suck right in, scrape off the excess after it dries.

If you go this route, Woodcraft sells it in different viscosities;  thin, medium and thick I believe.  Get the thinnest to penetrate fully first then apply the spray hardener and scrape when dry (minutes).  If you still have a crack line depression, go to the medium and see if it will wet into the crack and repeat until you get a smooth surface.

Jack
 
If possible, forcing glue and clamping would result in the least noticeable crack.  I suspect the superglue approach will work best.  I often use a fine sandpaper to "fill" the crack with wood dust and then use the super glue on top.  This gives a better color match.
 
If you can get the crack to open, place a vacuum hose below the crack, suck the glue in. Works better than blowing it in, but some time compressed air is the only option.

Tom
 
Is this your rainy season in Nevada?

How long was the wood acclimated to Nevada?

My horror story with Bloodwood involved driving with it in my trunk from Connecticut to Denver months after it had been finished.

Charles
 
Just as an FYI, many of what I will call tropical hardwoods are not kiln dried, only air dried.  Unless you check with a moisture meter you will never know.

Peter
 
Thanks for all the suggestions,I did the sawdust and super glue and it looks great. Thanks for all you help
 
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