Carpentry and Woodworking - Repair Wooden Footboard

Hello All,

I have a wooden footboard that has recently been damaged.
I have no idea what to do to fix this. I am fine building things from scratch, but fixing something like this is a bit different.
Here are some pictures:
http://www.mysoftforge.com/images/DamagedFootboard004.gif
http://www.mysoftforge.com/images/DamagedFootboard005.gif
http://www.mysoftforge.com/images/DamagedFootboard006.gif

Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Craig

Welcome to the forums Craig!

About the only way I'd know to touch that up would be to use an artist brush and a paint mixture to apply to the knicks. IMO it would be easier to sand/strip that section down and then restain/finish.

Craig,

I agree with marksr. This may require the sand/strip and restain/finish treatment. However, before you do that, you may want to try this: Minwax® Blend-Fil® Pencil - Wood Maintenance & Repair - Minwax.com (http://www.minwax.com/products/wood_maintenance_and_repair/blend_fil_pencil.html)

In SOME cases, I've had these things perform miracles...but not always. If you've gotten to point of giving up and are ready for the sand/refinish, this may be worth a try first.

Good luck,

The blend-fil pencils by Minwax (and others) would be the easiest answer.

I normally use artist oil colors blended to color to repair this kind of damage - but I've been at it about 35 years.

Be aware that you can melt and blend the pencil "leads" to achieve a varity of colors.