I just bought a new Feather River door…it’s an exterior fiberglass door with their “cherry mahoganey” finish.
http://www.featherriverdoors.com/exterior/carmel/cmlGalleryMah.html
I would like to install some matching casing. I know it won’t be 100% percent exact but I would like to get it as close as possible. I’ve done very simple stain projects, eg buy wood, buy stain, apply stain and poly and accept the final color it results in.
In “language that this novice can understand”, what steps do you recommend I take so that I can match the finish?
I’ll have to check out the lumberyard to see what species they offer their mouldings in. Oak is too grainy for my taste. I like poplar for it’s lack of grain and knots but I don’t see much trim available in poplar.
Any other woods you recommend? I don’t have a molding machine so I have to go with what’s commercially available.
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Check around your area and see if there are any custom mill works that run moldings for home restorations. In my area these places often have Mahogany molding that should work well. Often the regular lumber yards just stock the common styles and wood types.
Good luck
Troy
Poplar is too soft for door trim in my opinion. Your milage may vary, but a door area will get lots of wear. If you don't like the pores in Red Oak, you might try White Oak. The only way to be sure of a good match is to get some extra board feet of whatever you decide to use and make sample boards until you find a way to match it to your specifications. Sometimes a nicely contrasting, but complementary trim looks nice too if you have a hard time matching the door to your satisfation. Good luck. Have fun and use those tools with all deliberate thought.
Edited 5/21/2008 11:16 pm ET by Scott_y
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