Quote Originally Posted by Beobloke View Post
It's the original. They sanded 18mm off the top of the old plinth, which got to the lowest point of the damage and repaired the bumps to the sides. They then fitted a new 18mm thick piece of Oak to the top, machined the cutouts for the arm, motor and switches, then re-veneered the top and sides and sprayed it all black.

It's absolutely flawless in the flesh and the veneer is better than the original. I am a happy chappy!
probably used a drum sander to remove that amount of material. I must admit I would have ditched it.