[Ron Ramirez]

I received a phone call from Constantines on Monday - they were out of stock on the walnut grain filler I had purchased online.

So, Monday evening, I did some comparison shopping online...and the best combination of price and shipping was at Highland Woodworking in Atlanta.

I ordered a quart can of Behlen Pore-O-Pac filler in Medium Walnut (actually very dark, almost black) on Monday night.

It arrived Thursday.

This morning, I opened the can...promptly dripping some of the contents on a rug recently placed at my basement workbench ...and then, remembering the rug was old and intended for use at my workbench, I took the can, 42-788 cabinet, an old rag, some paper towels, an old plastic card, and a putty knife out to the garage. where I had set up my folding table which I use for outdoor cabinet work.

I just finished a little while ago.

Kirk, this time I used your suggestion of a thin rag to rub the filler into the pores instead of using burlap to rub the wood. You're right, I believe it does work better.

I also filled the grain of four cabinet legs which are part of a Mid Century end table which I have needed to work on for about three years now. On those, I just rubbed the excess off with the rag instead of using the card, as the surfaces of the legs were more rounded than flat.

I'll find out how well I managed to fill the grain tomorrow, as I plan to sand and then begin spraying toner on the cabinet (and the table legs as well).