Whats the best way to colour wood filler

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I need to have some wood filler that will match up to old pine panelling.
I have had a good look around but cant find anything near to the colour.
Is there a product to add colour to wood filler that will allow me to match the filler to the wood colour ??
 
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I thought you could use the shavings from a hole drilled in the wood somewhere out if sight and mix it with some PVA?
 
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I've used burnt umber powder to colour fillers. Mix a little and I mean a little with a bit of water and work this into the filler. It takes a bit of judging to get it right and it's easy to over darken it. Works with most fillers including the two pack wudfil type (like car body filler).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plaster-P...Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&hash=item29fdf2835c

an alternative is to use ready made tints available in tubes, something like this but ask at any decent decorating supplier

http://www.harrismoorecanvases.co.uk/Daler-Rowney-Aquafine-Watercolour-8ml-Tube-Burnt-Umber.html
 
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Thanks for the advice .... I need to check those things out.
 
If it's a small gap, mixing PVA with sawdust is pretty standard. I recently used lecol 7500 mixed with sanding dust for a parquet floor and it works extremely well on very fine gaps and holes, but needs several goes if the hole is bigger.
 

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