[mightyd40]

Hi, I needed a new hobby and have always been impressed with wood working and the idea of making my own furniture so I have been working on it. I just made myself a new desk and I am really proud of myself. I sanded it down cleaned it all up applied a wood conditioner and used a walnut stain and the turn out was a pretty blotch free consistent finish. Unfortunately, I was under the impression that wood filler was stainable (I suck) and there is a spot in a noticeable part of the desk that I filled and have obviously learned that stain and filler do not mix. Am I out of luck on this one or can I get in there with a sander in that spot to try and remove the filler completely and try to fill in the stain? Thanks a lot guys.

 

[mightyd40]

Thanks for the reply Steve...yes that is what I meant. It's just an Elmer's wood filler/putty. Sadly, the entire desk is stained, the bad spot is practically the last thing I stained. I guess I was kinda nervous that it wasn't gonna turn out and procrastinated on it. I did use a gel stain, would that help if I were to try and sand that putty down and fill in the bad spot? Or will it be really noticeable that I repaired an error? Thanks again.