Wood window repair advice?

[Yikes]

Not a code issue:

I have an old house where I intend to keep the original wood windows for now. One window has a really deep gouge on the sash. Would you recommend just apply wood patch, then sanding it down to match the adjacent existing? This window is in the bathroom, so it gets opened and closed a lot, so I didn’t know if that motion would stress the wood patch.

 

[TheCommish]

Epoxy system would be my recommendation

 

[ICE]

Whatever is used will need to be anchored. A curtain might take care of it.

 

[bill1952]

I would either cut it so I could glue in a piece of wood and shape to match OR patch it with Durham's Water Putty, with a couple of brads driven in - like rebar pins - so the putty slug is anchored.

Or paint it and consider it patina. I spent 40 years on 2 old houses. Sometimes it's ok to accept and live with the minor imperfections.

 

[north star]

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Yikes, if you just have to do something, I concur with ** Bill1952 **.
Cut out the area in question and an inch or so beyond on
both sides...........If you believe that the replaced section will be
receiving normal stresses from opening & closing, then anchor
the replacement piece on both ends in to the existing sash.
Anchor, not adhesive !.........Something that will bite & hold
in to the existing, undisturbed sash..........To secure the replaced
piece of wood in to the existing wood, use exterior grade
screws to drill down from the top and then cover over with a
couple of layers of primer, then paint.

As ** Bill1952 ** has stated, it will be o.k. to just leave it the
way it is.

You can spend as much time & money as you want to on this,
or just accept it as "house character".

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[BN4537]

I would use Bondo - we used it all the time for paint grade repairs at the cabinet shop I used to work in. Use painters tape to form the reveal there, let it dry, then peel the tape, sand and paint.

I wouldn't use brads or pins for Bondo body filler, I think that would make it want to crack out. Just prep the area well before application.

 

[Paul Sweet]

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/upload/preservation-brief-09-wood-windows.pdf