I had to do something recently that I haven’t done in a long time: I had to match an old finish. I was in the middle of repairing an old bookcase I made for my mother-in-law about 22 years ago (I believe it was my third real project), and one of the repairs involved reinstalling the shiplap back. Apparently, attaching pine tongue-and-groove boards by brad nailing into the end grain isn’t a great idea. Who knew?! When I went to reattach the boards, I realized that a few were missing. Finding...