[EdHolland]

Thanks Arran - all advice gratefully received.

With the grill repair, there is some luck in disguising the join, as there are light carving details where the new piece will meet the original wood - in fact these score lines are probably why it broke at those locations. Since the cuts are darkened in the way they took the stain, these features at the break could help disguise the repair, assuming I can tone it to match. I can practice the matching easily on some offcuts.

The top is definitely a light wood that was toned to a richer colour. That is something I'll work to recreate. I'm actually enjoying the cabinet work on this radio far more than expected - some new challenges for me.