[jrblasde]

Well, folks. I sure have worked like crazy to restore the front dial panel on this Philco I picked up in Edmond! The veneer on this panel was so damaged that it wasn’t repairable. I opted to remove and replace it. Quite the complex process, because it’s comprised of 16 strips of veneer that have to fit together seamlessly.

   

Along the way I had to glue and clamp the underlying plywood in several places, because the layers were delaminating.

   

   

   

I also had to secure the layers of the dial bezel.

   

   

   

Repairs to the substrate complete, I was able to start replacing the veneer bit by bit.