Now the replacement part is in place, I use wood glue and some screws to secure the piece in place then I use wood filler to fill the gaps because there is going to be a lot of wood filling and sanding. I decided to up the anti with a more powerful sander too!
Suddenly things are much easier!
Rounding the shape Just like the original!
As you can see in this picture, I cheated and knocked in a few nails in too just to give the new reproduction part a bit more strength these will be painted over so you won't notice them later.
Now, the other side (Sorry bad picture)
More water damage, not as bad as the other side its manly on the surface, so im gonna use wood filler rather then making another reproduction part!
Somebody took a bite out of this machine!!
A large chip near the marquee too, this is the bit I really want to get right........ I’m really nervous!!!!
First of all, using a wire brush I get rid of all the dead wood then treat the areas with wood hardener and wait for six hours or more before applying the filler. I use a piece of cardboard to keep the rough shape and wait for the filler to dry!
Other areas treated with the filler!
With the wood filler, I learned that its best to build up the shape bit by bit, it takes time but you can get the correct shape!
Once the wood filler is rock solid, I then chip away at the excess using a chisel, being real careful this time! Then I use the sander!
You can see in this picture where the wood filler, which is in white and the wood, meet, again more shaping with the sander!
I also had to try wood filling the foot rest area, which had been badly worn down over the years. I use a piece of card again to retain the original shape!
I did the same for the other side too!
Using a smaller sander I shape back the cabinet foot!
Well, all the filling done, I stand the cabinet upright again worrying that all the wood filling on the bottom would crack off as I put pressure on the bottom corner of the cab but its solid as a rock and im really pleased with the result!
Next, primer the cab and paint it!!!
Update soon!