restoration

Repair of a hole in a lower bout rib

"Mr. Fix-It" repair
Lining up the grain and flame of the new wood
Finished repair in the white
Final Touch Up
Completed Repair

Worm damage repair

Plotting strategy and order of repairs
Chalk fitting and gluing chest patch
Template for replacing top crescent of top
Sawing away destroyed crescent
Crescent removed
New wood after chalk fitting
Cutting down the new crescent
Finished repair after touch up and moving f-hole over