Brian, As a carpenter, patches are patches.
If you want it to look good, make it look like it was made like that. One other option, I will try to explain it. The thing that gives patches away are texture and color. If you take a razor knife and cut a diamond shaped cut that includes the screw hole, remove the cut area. (the cut should focus on the back point of the diamond that is at most 1/4" on each leg and only be about 1/8th inch deep.) Then from a portion of good material that is inside a cabinet or behind a bunk make the same cut. The important portion is the part that shows. You can trim off the back side of your patch until it fits. then carefully glue it in place making sure to clean off all excess. This is one way carpenters used to hide finish nails. I hope that makes sense! r.w.landau Edited: this works great if refinishing. it may not work well if you and just trying to do a patch.
If you want it to look good, make it look like it was made like that. One other option, I will try to explain it. The thing that gives patches away are texture and color. If you take a razor knife and cut a diamond shaped cut that includes the screw hole, remove the cut area. (the cut should focus on the back point of the diamond that is at most 1/4" on each leg and only be about 1/8th inch deep.) Then from a portion of good material that is inside a cabinet or behind a bunk make the same cut. The important portion is the part that shows. You can trim off the back side of your patch until it fits. then carefully glue it in place making sure to clean off all excess. This is one way carpenters used to hide finish nails. I hope that makes sense! r.w.landau Edited: this works great if refinishing. it may not work well if you and just trying to do a patch.
