A piece of doug-fir baseboard had split whilst being removed for a nursery renovation. Loosely translated: I wasn't being careful and broke it. I wasn't worried, and knew I could glue it later without any problem. But then the 2-wk project slowly became a 4-wk project, and then a 3-month project. In this span, I believe I inadvertently threw away the 30x 2.5-inch split piece that was necessary for the repair. This is what I came up with instead.
I notched out a square around the portion that had split using my table saw for the long cut, and my jigsaw for the short cut. Then I cut a new piece of fir to fit the notch (yeah, I know the grain is completely different). Then woodglue and clamps, baby! On the front face, I sanded it with my Rigid random-orbital sander (note: slowly becoming one of my favorite tools, and blows my standard palm sander out of the water) until the two surfaces were level, and on the back I had to plane the replacement piece down 1/16" because it was a little thicker than the original baseboard.
I left my mark on the back just for fun. This way the guy or gal who pulls if off next time will know who to blame. Ha!
4 comments:
That looks horrible - you've never taking a woodworking class? If you have a bandsaw, cut a veneer off the back of another piece and just glue it on top. What were you thinking-- are you going to paint it?
Anonymous: Actually, yes I have taken a woodworking class, and I understand how to cut a veneer; however, I don't understand how I would glue said veneer over the top of wood that doesn't exist. Maybe I didn't explain very well in my post, but a piece of the original baseboard had broken off, and gone missing. Since this chunk was missing, how would veneer be used in this instance? Are you suggesting that a thin veneer be used to "cover-up" the missing chunk of baseboard?
Todd, having never taken a woodworking class I'm staying out of the veneer question. I'm just glad your blog is back. I like to keep my eye on Highlad Park.
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