This reminds me of the old problem of wearing out a pair of suit pants
while the coat is still in perfect shape. Trying to buy a pair of
pants that match "close enough" is just impossible and the near match
looks horrible and obvious. So, the trick is to buy a contrasting pair
of pants, like gray to go with the black coat.

In other words, the painted crown is different enough than the natural
wood molding that finding a complimentary shape and painting it is
better than getting something very close. Maybe make the painted
version 1/3 smaller or larger to make it obvious you aren't trying for
a perfect match. Maybe make the painted version less complex, or
dentil or pick up some other shape to mimic from elsewhere on the
cabinetry.


On Sep 27, 10:17*am, Jeff B wrote:
Does anyone have pointers to websites or publications that can provide
info on making my own crown moulding? * My custom kitchen cabinets
came with really nice stained cherry crown molding. *But to complete
the room, I need about 50' of paint grade molding. *The profile is NOT
standard and only comes from the cab manufacturer (of course!). * Even
for their unstained maple, they want an outrageous $12 per lin foot.
A local lumber mill can design a cutter and run some for me, but that
isn't much cheaper since the cost of the cutter set up is about $250.
Theirs works out to about $10 per lin foot.

I just need some $1.50/ft paint grade pine but with a matching
profile. *I'd like to look into making my own from stock with a router
and saw.

Pointers needed. *Thanks!!

--Jeff