Million Dollar Chip

[eagle7373]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Fixing this is no small challenge. Sometimes if it's a partial loss, just part of its tip, it can be blended in by running checkering cutters over the existing pattern to lower the surrounding peaks and define the blunt one a bit better. But the whole pyramid is gone, and judging by the way the panel is already recessed a bit in relation to the frame, I don't think there's enough meat there to accomplish this unobtrusively.

I'd rule out trying to replace that tiny piece with wood. Try a dab of stain where the raw wood is revealed. It will hide it at least enough to make a better first impression. If you need an actual diamond there, building up a few dots of tinted epoxy will give you some structure to cut down into shape.

Thanks very much for your suggestion on how to dress this up. I'll see what I can do.