My sister asked me if I would make a replacement molding for one of her two barstools. I decided to use some wormy redbud (6th picture) I collected from her yard a few years ago and make two of them so that they would match. I decided to see if I could use my CNC machine to replicate it. The 4th picture shows the one from the unbroken chair next to a completed replica. You can see how I managed to make this as hard as possible in my blog about the process.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
I have a few projects that were done by taking the long and rocky back road versus the highway. Still hoping the need for another will come along so I can try the easy way before I forget the pains of the original.
Those replacements have way more character than the originals. Great repair work and nice upgrade!