Antique coffee table restoration advice

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Hi,

I have an antique coffee table that I would like to restore.

Some legs and skirt boards under the table top have edges chipped. Please see images attached.

I was thinking of using something like Timbermate to putty these edges.

1. Would Timbermate be a good product for puttying edges or is there something else recommended (considering I want to apply Shellac directly to timber)?

2. Also I am not sure whether I should apply the Shellac with all the chipped imperfections first to the table as is, and then attempt to putty/fixAttachment 475225 the edges, or vice versa?

3. Would applying a dark stain before applying Shellac better hide the applied putty/filler?

4. And last question, the table top has a bit of decorative carvings on it. Would using a brush to apply Shellac be ok to get into all the grooves in the carvings ? (Not sure a cotton cloth ball would get into all the deeper grooves evenly).

Many thanks for your advice

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Some more pictures to give some context would be helpful.

If it is going to be painted or not visible to the usual user of the table, use filler; otherwise, I would create a graving piece to repair the defects where this is going to be visible.

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Thanks I will consider slicing off the entire edges and replacing with a graving pieces. The defects are all facing inwards, underneath the table. Here you can see the entire skirt board, with edges chipped.

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