Our 140yr old Italianate house has beautiful wooden quoins forming the corners of the house. Each side of the corner looks like a series of blocks with raised panel centers.
Unfortunately, many of the quoins now have horizontal cracks in the wood up to 1/8" or so wide. I would like to repair rather than replace them since matching the detail and quality of wood would be very expensive.
I could obviously just have a field day with caulk, but I was wondering whether there was a better way of restoring the wood. I considered using a wood epoxy but wondered whether the gaps are too narrow and how it will behave under seasonal contraction/expansion.
So any suggestions on how to patch up these cracks?
Thanks!!!