OT: Looking for wood-grain patterns

[Kam Leo]

On 10/25/06, Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty at sbcglobal.net> 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.