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[evannie]

I'm new to the garage. remodeling a 1920's home. I was sanding paint of window trim to repaint when I noticed the wood grain was lovely. Decided to strip and poly rather than repaint. Problem...one of the boards is missing. How and where can I find a board with matching grain?. The wood is hard (couldn't drive a nail through...I had to use the old nail holes) but I don't even know what kind of wood it is. Looks like a tiger's coat...Ash? Oak? I obviously know very little about the subject lol

 

[Stuart in MN]

Looks like fir to me, I have the same stuff in my house (it was originally meant to be painted, which is why they used it). Go to your local lumber yards, and dig through their stock to see if you can find anything similar.

 

[Wood'nMetal]

Looks like oak. Take the picture to a Wood Craft or other woodworking store and ask them to help you find something with a similar grain pattern. You'll also have to attempt to match the stain.

 

[evannie]

i sanded it down, and just used polyurethane. would the stain be that deep in the wood, or that the natural color? As I mentioned, I'm clueless.

 

[evannie]

By the way, your dog pic is awesome

 

[Wood'nMetal]

By the way, your dog pic is awesome

Thanks, that's Pendleton and he's a pretty good boy

That could be just the natural color enhanced with the poly; hard to tell from pictures. You'll just have to experiment with a scrap of the new stuff to get the patina you like.

Love the trim...sure don't make them like that anymore!

 

[The Cobbler]

pretty sure it's fir .plain sawn or flat sawn
what do you need size wise?