06-22-2008, 12:53 PM
These cabinets are pretty thin to be using end-grain plugs.
I would cut out an area of surface veneer larger than the hole, in a pattern you can duplicate, cut a piece of veneer of that shape, and glue it in. Then insert a disk of core veneer from the inside of the cabinet and glue that. Finally, a piece of interior veneer that overlaps the hole. This should be rigid enough, even though the core repair isn't keyed into the rest of the core. There might still be some ripples visible in the outer veneer however. At best, these Philco sides are flimsy.
If it's a 116B like mine, the sides are very dark, with the wood grain barely visible, so matching grain isn't a problem. But matching the thickness would take some care. The grain runs horizontally on mine, and it's cheap yellow or tulip poplar.
I would cut out an area of surface veneer larger than the hole, in a pattern you can duplicate, cut a piece of veneer of that shape, and glue it in. Then insert a disk of core veneer from the inside of the cabinet and glue that. Finally, a piece of interior veneer that overlaps the hole. This should be rigid enough, even though the core repair isn't keyed into the rest of the core. There might still be some ripples visible in the outer veneer however. At best, these Philco sides are flimsy.
If it's a 116B like mine, the sides are very dark, with the wood grain barely visible, so matching grain isn't a problem. But matching the thickness would take some care. The grain runs horizontally on mine, and it's cheap yellow or tulip poplar.
