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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wneva, post: 11090976, member: 94676&quot;]Well, I&#039;ve managed to make some progress with the slope.&nbsp; I&#039;ve watched several youtube videos, and have bought some sheets of veneer.&nbsp; No, not great big sheets - just half a dozen A4 sheets, probably the most expensive way to buy it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I&#039;ve begun by tackling the repairs needed to the veneer.&nbsp; I&#039;ve cut out the old damaged veneer, and cut a new piece to glue on.&nbsp; As the old veneer is the thick sort, I&#039;ve had to glue together two bits of the new, thin veneer.&nbsp; Cutting it to the exact shape to fit the gap was quite difficult.&nbsp; I&#039;m hoping my skills will improve as I go along.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are two pics - one shows my first new patch.&nbsp; The second shows the next job - two damaged areas.&nbsp; One is on the right - you can see where the veneer is missing.&nbsp; And if you look just above the red label on the mitrebox the whole shebang is perched on (to get the best of the light), you&#039;ll spot a vertical crack.&nbsp; I&#039;m minded to cut off all the old light brown veneer and go for a single patch right across the side.&nbsp; My A4 sheet is plenty big enough for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>My new veneer is a much lighter shade than the old stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;m inclined to stain it darker, so it&#039;s not so glaringly different.&nbsp; A retired woodwork teacher here has advised me not to try to make it all look the same, but I think darker would look a lot better.&nbsp; When it&#039;s all done,&nbsp; I&#039;m planning on using Tung oil to finish it.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;ll get a new skiver from a bloke in the Midlands, and some green felt for the base. </p><p><br /></p><p>That should take me a few months at the present rate!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]536390[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]536391[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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