The project started out with a broken lid that needed repair. There was no way to simply glue the walnut lid pieces back together. The pieces had to be resawn to make them square and remove all evidence of the break. They were then planed to make them flat. Additional wood was added to make the "new" lid the same dimensions as the "old" one had been.

And then more fun began! After stripping and repairing the lid, the rest of the chest needed to be stripped and refinished to match! Most of the veneer also had to be replaced at that point! A lot of experimenting was done to get the color to match on the new and old parts. A new leg bracing system replaced the old one.