: So now a new one must be made. Hard to make the strips look like the old ones
: so I think I'll use similar but different wood and out line the outer edge
: of the new hatch with a contrasting thin border. ??

: Any body have any ideas to make a new hatch that would look good.??

I would not try to match it at all. Instead make it look really different. A real contrast looks more intentional than a poor match.