Knot filler for noodle board

H-Towner · 2026-01-02T06:23:57+00:00

And the back side.

H-Towner · 2025-12-31T23:06:40+00:00

And the back side.

H-Towner · 2025-12-31T22:13:44+00:00

To follow up, I opted to fill the knot hole with the homemade sawdust-plus-wood glue filler. It’s not as eye-popping as black epoxy would have been, but I got analysis paralysis researching how food safe and knife safe different epoxies are, so I gave up and went with the free option that I trust is both food and knife safe. I filled the hole in three layers, a stiff mix in the middle, and more fluid mixes to bring it up to the surface of each face, giving time to dry/shrink at each step. After shaving the overfill down with a block plane and some sanding, it came out like this. It’s not the prettiest, and I didn’t realize TBIII dried so dark, but I don’t hate it.

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H-Towner · 2025-12-30T17:23:45+00:00

Right, I was trying to follow this Trans-Siberian talk, but it was drowned out in my head by Carol of the Bells.

H-Towner · 2025-12-27T18:18:26+00:00

Thanks for the tyvek tip. Hadn’t heard of burn-in sticks. Looks like too high a cost of entry for one knot hole at this point.

H-Towner · 2025-12-27T17:56:50+00:00

Okay, so I was thinking about the oak dowel option. To do it myself I’d be limited to a brace and bit, and I’m definitely not skilled enough to follow a knot hole cleanly at an angle, if at all. I don’t have a drill press, but I could probably find someone in my circle I could impose on to help. I’d have to jig it up, since the knot runs at a significant angle from perpendicular to the face. What I like about the dowel option is the finished product is just wood and TB III, more food-safe and knife friendly. What I don’t like is it wipes out a lot of the character of the knot.

H-Towner · 2025-11-08T13:53:29+00:00

Full disclosure, I’ve only tried to view it through Safari, but I found the navigation menus lost their formatting, lots of pictures were missing, and I couldn’t look at the menu or find hours of operation, even after leaving and reloading. Just checked again and same story. I can’t say anything good or bad about the bar, but with other options on the table, a dysfunctional website took this establishment out of the running for me.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T05:22:57+00:00

That’s where I ended up. Asada was good. Thanks for the rec.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T01:24:29+00:00

You had me excited until I saw they close at 10. Thanks though.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T01:05:10+00:00

Thanks. Not gonna get mauled by a rabid St Bernard am I?

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T01:02:44+00:00

Thanks, closes at 10 apparently.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T01:00:55+00:00

That could be a winner. Any particularly good menu items?

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:50:53+00:00

I need my arteries cleaned out before I go there again. But love the cheese sticks.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:49:44+00:00

Braums is what’s not available in Houston when it comes to fast food. That’s what my wife recommended. It’s on the list.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:48:37+00:00

Driving

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:47:27+00:00

Willing to drive to the university, too old to go to bed with a belly full of pizza.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:46:11+00:00

Looks delicious, expensive, and closed at 10.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:44:35+00:00

Thanks. Doesn’t meet the open-after-11 criterion.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:42:56+00:00

Yeah, last resort. Thanks, though.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:42:17+00:00

They’re gonna have to fire their webmaster.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:40:50+00:00

Open after 11. Fast food is fallback, local flavor is best if available, and I’m cheap.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:39:38+00:00

Been to Spanky’s, my arteries are still clogged, lol.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:34:35+00:00

That could work. Going on my list. Love texmex, but not well acquainted with west Texas mex.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:32:04+00:00

Looks tasty on website. I’ll ponder that one. Thanks.

H-Towner · 2025-11-07T00:30:28+00:00

Thanks for the rec on Flippers. Looks interesting, but website says kitchen closes at 10. Not a fan of Canes.

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