One of the tall chairs had a remarkable damage near the diamond top. Has a look of insect infestation, but very doubtful.
Some of the time I spend on restoration is dedicated to deciphering how a type of damage occurred. An old bad repair? Maybe. But something odd happened here.
The decision was made to cut out the damage and replace it with new wood. We inlaid a new piece of walnut and reversed engineered the assembly. We kept the original veneered back of the rail intact.
