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   RichClark | Feb 24, 2010 09:04pm | #1

   I have the same issue in my old house.  What I did was "break down" the needed profiles into components cut them seperately and then glued them up to match to origional.  Ive done this for both finished wood and laytex painted surfaces.

   There are alot of good resources out there and here for that matter on Moldings. Using table saws and making jigs to cut large curves etc...

   Hope this helps

   Rich

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   SteveSchoene | Feb 24, 2010 09:25pm | #2

   Mill shops can custom make any molding pattern.  Generally there is a charge for making the knife and then a fairly ordinary cost per foot of the molding.  I don't really know the knife charge--perhaps $150 give or take.    We recently completed a house and where fortunate to be able to use a stock pattern from Rings End, even though part of it was in a custom wood (Lyptus).   I'd even ask Rings End about having a supplier make a knife, though I'd bet there are plenty of local mill shops that can do the job, likely a little cheaper. 

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   jyang949 | Mar 16, 2010 01:18pm | #3

   Found a great resource!

   Black Millwork Co. in Allendale, NJ. They have over 4000 profiles. And some beautiful model kitchens.

    

     www.blackmillwork.com

   Janet

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   ASK | Mar 26, 2010 08:58am | #4

   mouldings

   Have you tried Dykes lumber in Weehawken?

   http://www.dykeslumber.com/

   ASK

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   RichClark | Mar 28, 2010 10:46pm | #5

   Or you can pay alot of money and miss out on learning

   Sheesh....  cross cut it into a clean profile and Ill tell you how to just make it..    Its a "Piece/Section?" of moulding not your whole house (Ive replaced most of mine casue it looks better not having 30-40 coats of paint on it.... ).  anyway  just an idea.

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   jyang949 | Apr 13, 2010 11:26am | #6

   I want to learn!

   O Captain, my captain, I would much rather make my own molding! Black Millwork has the profile I  need (see "Mymolding.jpg"), but they charge $60 set-up for each order. Obviously, it's better to place one large order than two smaller ones, but I'm not sure how much I will need.

   I just now saw your posting. Have been in San Francisco, where I discovered that my mother's house (also built in the 1930s) has the same molding! So it was popular at one time, but today the closest stock molding I could find (see "substitute.gif") has a chamfered top instead of 90° angles. 

   Do you think they stopped making my molding because the rectangular projection was (relatively) fragile and made for more production losses?

   Janet