On 10/25/06, Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ric Moore wrote: > On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 18:51 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > > >>Yes, those are unfortunately too small. Many universities >>have wood grain photos, but they are for purposes of identifying >>wood sample, or trees, not suitable for making a pseudo-plank >>8 inches wide and 16 inches long. Simply making a sort of >>collage of small patches like this does not result in realistic >>looking cabinets, even from 6 feet. > > Mike, you could just follow your better-half to the arts and crafts > place where you'll find some contact papers of all kinds of wood > patterns. This might sound simplistic, but I've seen some that weren't > cheap and looked great. Ric Thanks for your kind reply. I appreciate it. Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. The object is not to make the set look good, the object is to make it look original. So, plasticated contact paper is not the goal. The object is restoration to "like new" state. So, the use of like original materials, in like original tones is important to those who do this. Thanks again for your reply. Mike
Have you tried purchasing sheets or rolls of veneer that match the faux wood.
