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   Rich_ | Mar 13, 2002 07:12am | #1

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   Are you so bereft of tools that you cannot make the 5 danged feet?

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   Mike_S_ | Mar 13, 2002 08:39am | #2

   *I get oak 5/8" qr at a flooring supplier.

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   bungalow_jeff | Mar 13, 2002 02:37pm | #3

   *Rich, reread my post. I said I CAN get around the problem. I'm just wondering if the Depot has made some kind of blanket decision that two sizes of common material is supposed to fill all needs.

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   joe_d | Mar 14, 2002 04:38am | #4

   *Portland OR lumber yards have skipped over 5/8" QR forever. 1/4, 1/2 3/4 1" no problem. Alleged 5/8" quarter round isn't 1/2 by 3/4 base shoe is it?joe d

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   bungalow_jeff | Mar 14, 2002 06:00am | #5

   *The house is about 100 years old, with real 5/8" everywhere. When we renovated the master bedroom, we replaced the quarter round with 3/4" just to cover the gaps between the floor and molding. The existing rounds were really chewed up. We salvaged portions to replace missing shorter sections elsewhere, but we are 5 feet short.In the living room and dining room all of the trim, including the 5/8" quarter rounds, are American Chestnut. I have been ignoring the broken quarter round in the dining room (with missing pieces, of course). Maybe the wood fairy will leave a 10'0" length of American Chestnut 5/8" quarter round under my pillow.

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   Wade_Duncan | Mar 14, 2002 06:52am | #6

   *My advice would be, to either make it yourself, or find a custom cabinet shop, and see if you could talk them into making you some.Good luckWade

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   Matt_Mulka | Mar 14, 2002 07:55am | #7

   *Jeff,If you only need 5' in oak, you could buy 3/4" qr and then make a scratch stock that would cut it to 5/8". Basically it's just a piece of metal shaped to cut whatever molding you need. You could make it from a putty knife for just one job. I think the Knots forum has more posts on scratch stocks.To your original post, I agree totally that HD doesn't have any selection period. I'm thankful there are still lumberyards in my area.Matt

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   bungalow_jeff | Mar 14, 2002 02:43pm | #8

   *Great idea Matt. I still have to go to some of the old hardware stores in Manhattan that stock real supplies. At the depot you get a funny look, and an explanation that it obviously does not exist if they never heard of it.

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   George_Roberts | Mar 14, 2002 06:43pm | #9

   *If no one else is buying the material, why would HD or anyone else stock it.I use current standard molding and pay a low price for it.If you want to use a current non-standard molding you will pay for it.(Custom shops will not stock it either. Curse those ...)