That is one pretty machine. Good luck with the cabinet.

Get some low tack painter's tape the 1/2" wide stuff. Lay it along side the decal but not on the decal to all sides of the ruler decal. Cut some wax paper so that it will over lap the painter's tape and tape the paper down over the previously laid tape and then nothing will be touching the decal to harm it.

Wow! Thanks for that tip. I'll save it.

bkay

[QUOTE=bkay;7870156]Are those two veneer spots in the front the only missing places? I'm still working on my first veneer patch. I had to remove it, as the veneer was too thin. Glenn said use a double or triple layer. So, I'll do it again, as I have plenty of veneer. It's not that hard to do, or that expensive. At Rockler, the wood working chain store, they have packages of 3 sheets of 8 X 10 veneers for about $10.00 (depending on the wood). You wouldn't need over 1/2 a sheet.

Let me know how many spots you have. I might be able to send you enough to do that patch.

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That's the worst of the veneer, but the whole bottom has rotted. 4" in front are gone and the rest is delaminated. I'm thinking that I'll just get a piece of oak plywood to replace it, but there's some molding missing, too, and more that's just about to fall off. It's not going to be 'new' again.
If you do have a tiny piece of veneer that would match, I'd love to have it. I hoped that I could get veneer locally, but apparently not. I got a chunk from a furniture repair guy but it's not a good match.

Great idea. I have some purple painters' masking tape around here. I'm not sure it's low tack. I'll check.
Then, what do I do with the alcohol and linseed oil? I suppose I should try to fix the floor before I get into stripping off the varnish? shellac? but I really want to see what the wood looks like.

Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate your help.

Get lots of rags and denatured alcohol, and linseed oil. Get the rag wet with alochol and add a few drops of oil to the rag and wipe down the wood until all the color is even and smooth. It is a dirty job so wear gloves.You really do not need the oil. The finish is shellac and the alcohol will blend and melt the old shellac. You will need to do this until all the finish is off. You can use stripper but it is very hard on the veneer. Now you will need a light walnut stain to go over the thing to make it even in color. Then you will have to apply two or three coats of shellac. Then rub down the finish with wax and fine steel wool and then wax. Yes do all repairs first before refinishing the cabinet.

Can anyone tell me what kind of wood that is? I went to the Rocklin veneer page and realized I know nothing about wood (among other things).

Off to get some shellac, then. And tomorrow I begin....
Thanks for all the help.

It is white oak veneer.

PM me with your address and I'll send you 1/2 a sheet.

bkay