Had a big old knot that blew out my decorative routing in an area not easily hidden or ignored:


First thing to do was chisel out the damaged section of beading, as well as stabilize the knot with super glue.


Then I cut off a chunk of beading on one of my test mortise pieces that looked like a reasonable grain match.


A little fitting, a little sanding, and some glue later:


Good enough at eyeball distance:


If nothing else, this project has been a master-class in fixing my mistakes.