I agree with the concept of "nothing wrong with a visible repair" - I believe it is respectful of the work that went into making the part - repairing it keeps it alive instead of throwing it out. Thank my dad for this.

Each time I see a nice repair on parts I get I'm all happy. I learn a lot from these. Recently I repaired a Mosin Nagant stock I have, mimicking what I saw on other repaired parts. (next time I promise to dovetail)