[Arran]

UPDATE: My graining pens and markers finally made it here yesterday.
The verdict is these will not do what I had hoped. I am unable to match the base color after several tries. Another problem seems to be that the layer of wood under the veneer has the grain going the opposite way which is very difficult to hide.

After thinking about trying the peel n stick veneer I decided against that also. Walnut isn't too badly priced @ $38.50 for a 2ft X 4ft piece, but the closest to the light wood is birds eye maple which is $138.00 a sheet. So I am going to respray the lacquer, reassemble the case and get to work on the chassis. Put a doiley on the top and if I get lucky, find another case somewhere down the road.

It has been another learning experience with these wonderful old radios, and as I think I stated somewhere earlier woodworking is not my forte. But it was definately worth a shot.

Thanks for all the positive info and comments!

Gene

Those are some pretty expensive prices for veneer, but then again a 24 inch wide piece would cost a lot more then a piece 14 inches or narrower, most radios used narrower strips of veneer but book matched pices parallel to each other. I would also have a look on fleabay to see what they have there. There is a seller that I have bought from before (brkgas is his user name) that often carries bird's eye maple and many other species, but they often come in lots of 50 square feet and things, but there are others with smaller lots too, sometime single strips. Albert Constantine carries a lot of veneers and their prices aren't too bad. I would contact Bob Andersen about where he gets his veneer.
Regards
Arran