Antique Sewing Machine Cabinet
These pictures show the veneered lid of an antique sewing machine with extensive damage to the quarter-sawn white oak veneer. It was so bad that it probably should've just been either not repaired or just given a new top. You can find antique sewing machines on the web for about $100.00 in real good shape. However, on pieces of sentimental value, where the client really wants them repaired (this one was the client's grandmother's), we prefer to work with the original wood if at all possible. As you can see, the top two pictures show the veneer peeling pretty badly, with pieces missing too. Bottom left is the lid after gluing down what was there and sanding smooth. It was pressed between two other boards using maybe a dozen or so clamps. The edges had to be delicately re-edged by a router with a bit that closely matched the original curves. Bottom right is the finished cabinet, after all repairs were made.