Mid Century Veneer Repair

Originally Published March 30, 2016

I found this Lane end table alone, abandoned in a thrift store.  Marked down to $1.00 and still nobody wanted it.

After looking it over it wasn't hard to see why.  There was a bad burn in the top about the size of a quarter. It was completely charred.  Crispy like so much burnt breakfast toast.  It was clear that I would be the one to rescue it from the thrift store and give it a new life.

The repair method I chose was to use a decorative walnut veneer patch.  I didn't make any attempt to match the new veneer to the old and instead wanted the veneer patch to be obvious, similar to a dutchman joint. Here's the end result.  I'd say it was worth the work.  Another piece saved from the landfill.

I made a short video documenting the process.  Check it out below.  Thanks for watching!