ng_reader wrote:

If it's an antique, using metal destroys the antiquishness of it.

You could reproduce the original blocks in the same kind of wood and
restore the table to its original condition.

A picture would probably help the experts point you in the right
direction.
And once you restore an antique, it isn't one any more.

Okay, good point. I'll rephrase:

You could reproduce the original blocks in the same kind of wood and repair
the table back to its original condition.