A small piece of furniture can help.
A Heirloom Table Set
Connects Yesterday to Tomorrow
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A Grandmother's favorite set preserved

Edge veneer of mahogany is coming loose or already lost

The process - handcut a paper pattern, clip it from a sliver of veneer, carefully bed that whisker of wood to bed nicely.. then glue permanently

clamps applied

More whisker thin pieces applied in order for grain pattern matching

trim carefully

Rinse and repeat to repair damaged edges

removal of old finish is painstakingly underway

slight tone differences are evened out to help harmonize the set

Staining of the lower section underway, nearest is complete. Rear one next

the coffee table shows nice grain and tone qualities

the last of the three is complete. over night drying

Each piece gets 3 coats of Spar Varnish

Watching the transformation is amazing to me even now

Third coat underway

3rd Coat applied

Third coat applied

Elegant ladies restored .. full disclosure ( i missed photographing the coffee table before delivery)