Originally Posted by
SusieQOH
No to the formica- just my opinion.
Yes to a new veneer maybe. Do you know what that would cost? I have no idea.
It looks like a great machine!!!
My two cents would be new veneer, maybe. I've heard that some have just patched bad spots and glue down loose veneer. I know nothing about wood work. I have a cabinet that someone stripped the veneer off, sanded and put some sort of finish on. The wood does
not look good
and when a machine is in place there is a ledge from the wood up to the machine. Maybe for testing purposes wouldn't be too bad, but I wouldn't want to sew on it that way for very long.
We talked a little at our Saturday get together about the fact that the reason they used veneer was to cover up cheap, ugly wood. Also, I have heard that modern veneer is a different thickness than the veneer used on vintage cabinets.
It really is a shame as that looks like a neat cabinet.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.