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SonomaProducts.com wrote:

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:50:52 AM UTC-7, Dave Balderstone wrote:
I screwed up cutting the last piece of a particular profile for a repair
job, and the client has no more scrap long enough. Can't find the exact
profile for the 15" piece I need. This stuff is solid maple with a light
stain, and while I can find a very close match, it's out by just enough to
be really noticeable. I'm hoping to avoid eating the cost of replacing the
room's worth, at over $10/lf... So I have to ask: Has anyone successfully
joined two lengths of the stuff? Scarf joint? Lapped splice? All
suggestions welcome. -- I used to like fishing because I thought it had
some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it�s the one thing I
can think of that probably doesn�t. � John Gierach

No ggod news from my corner. I have done a ggod job splicing painted crown
with several passes of putyy, heavy priming, lots o' sanding, etc.

What about using the piece with a close color match and doing a light over
coating of a gel stain or glaze that feathers out onto the adjoing pieces.
This might work or maybe just create a bigger problem.

I have three piece of scrap, so can afford to do a bit of
experimenting. A match isn't a big problem, as the typical maple
blotchiness is a feature, not a bug, on this particular install.

Thanks. I'm feeling a lot more confident that I have a good shot at
making this work.

--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t. *
John Gierach