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Originally Posted by mbates14
Like i said before in my earlier post. im not a wood worker. I dont have the knowledge, tools, or facilities to begin on woodworking. if it was me, it would be ductape city. :-)
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If that is what you want your limit to be then so be it. I was a radio chassis restorer and knew little about woodworking. But I found out the hard way how much the woodworkers charge for their fine craftsmanship, and decided to learn more about it.
Now that I am a piano tuner/ tech by trade rather than electronics tech, I have had to learn more about veneers, woodworking and the special concerns.
A completely successful antique restorer in all truth wears many hats.
It's your choice. After you have done the stuff you know how to do with the works then you might find the cabinet restoration rewarding and enjoyable. It takes a bit of patience, but it is doable. Veneers can be had that will work on the lattice work at the loudspeaker grille. Care in grain matching of veneer bits being placed where original is missing, and careful prep work with filler and filing to form a substrate where veneer can be placed and pieced without it standing proud or shy of adjacent work is in order. Then careful work with matching stain tints follows. Takes time and patience. But not necessarily a trip to Home Despot or WoodWorkers Warehouse on an expenditure trip designed to win the store manager that new bass boat he's been drooling over at the local marina. Simple tools--bought only as needed--can often do the trick.
You can pay someone else to do the work you claim you can't do, but then you will be out the dough, and will not have the satisfaction of knowing the restoration was all yours. There may be more in you than you think....
Just my humble thoughts....
