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Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:37 am**

heathicus wrote:If I tackle a full resto job on this, it will just be for the experience and the self education. It's actually not a dearly held piece of furniture. My wife really isn't even that fond of it. So there would be no pressure and I bet I would learn a lot. There's also the challenge of perhaps turning it into something she is fond of.

I've got to get my workshop built first, though. But do I try to "patch" it in the meantime or just leave it alone until I'm ready to take on the full restoration? I guess that's the question right now.

I would have her buy a nice table/dresser runner as wide as the top and long enough to hang over the ends a little and wait until I was ready to do a restoration. I don't believe that any parts are going to jump off and run away.

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Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:53 am**

I agree that I'd wait. That would also serve as a GREAT learning piece. Who knows, you may even decide to bulid something else outa the material in the dresser! Now I bet THAT would be something for the wife that she would want to keep! jimsjinx

Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:34 am**

I'd leave it alone and add the runner that Farmer suggested.

Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:00 pm**

heathicus wrote: But do I try to "patch" it in the meantime or just leave it alone until I'm ready to take on the full restoration? I guess that's the question right now.

Leave it alone until ya can do the full restore. Ya don't want to add to the problem.

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