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One of the back feet's molding is missing. It is a VV XVI. The best I can think of is trying to replicate using a scroll saw. Any other ideas?
Jim

Since my woodworking skills are marginal, I opted to use Wood Epox. It's pretty easy to work with and can be molded. When it cures it accepts stain and can bear weight. If the wood you are bonding to is rotted, then that needs to first be consolidated with a liquid epoxy consolidant. Here are some photos of a foot I replaced on an Edison C-19: Your machine is looking better and better. Good luck and keep us posted!

Regards,
Martin

The only way to achieve a true fix that is strong enough to take the sideway forces caused by moving the machine on it's casters (I believe the previous post using wood epoxy may suffer this fate) is to rebuild the leg by adding a new piece of wood using a scarf joint which is basically an overlap joint. Here are pictures of many different styles that will give you the idea: https://www.google.com/search?q=scarf+j ... 72&dpr=0.9

The key to success is to have enough over lapping surface that the joint will not break when those sideways forces occur.

The challenge is the corner board is just that, in the corner. Unless you can remove to whole board from the cabinet (not likely), you would need to create the scarf joint across diagonal corners. This can be done by creating a custom jig that will allow direct cutting the scarf with a router. Once you fabricate the replacement piece (a complex piece due to the way it flares out at the bottom - probably will involve carving) and glue it, then you need to do the normal sanding and finishing.

I am faced the same issue on a VV-XVI L-Door. I hope to get to it someday, but in the meantime, I fashioned an artificial leg out of stacked squares of plywood screwed directly to the bottom of the cabinet near the broken leg. This gives the cabinet a stable base, but is not too astectically attractive. Fortunately, it is a rear leg and I display the machine such that the back is not visible.

If you don't have the woodworking skills, or access to someone who can do it for you, I would recommend a similar approach.