"Spamlet" wrote in message
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Well it was so brittle I didn't really look at it as if it was wood, but
now you mention it, closer inspection shows it to be some kind of wood,
but the finish is a sort of lacquer film on the top. So many little bits
have shaken off the edges that it would probably always look wrong if I
tried to stick it back together I'm afraid.

You could replace the panels with glass if you get desperate.