[Gimp-user] Copy wood from one pic into another

[GerryPeters <forums gimpusers com>]

I like the way this piece of wood on a fence looks in a pic and want to use it
as the background of a layer and add text over it. I'll need to enlarge it quite
a bit to fit it in the area I want it.  I tried the clone tool and some
difficulty getting it to do what I want. What's the best way to do this?

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