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Orrafors Crystal Project Repair Gallery

Orrafors Crystal Project Repair Gallery

Orrefors crystal repair chipped and broken glass birds

Thursday, December 27th, 2012 Posted in All Repair Projects, Glueings, Orrafors Crystal, Orrefors Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Orrefors crystal repair chipped and broken glass birds

The crystal birds were dropped and broke. I need to cut off the broken pieces.  Then  layout the pieces and make a drawing of the pieces needed. I  made the replacement pieces of glass .  The hard part of this restoration is the fitting of the new pieces.

 

Broken Top Loop

crystal birds

 

 

 

 

broken crystal bottom

 

 

 

 

 

crystal restoration

 

This was a very difficult restoration because grinding and fitting the new pieces .  This is the seventh and final attempt.   I was told it was made by

Orrefors Crystal

 

 

 

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Crystal repair broken Orrefors candlestick

Friday, November 11th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken Stem, Crystal Candlestick repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Orrafors Crystal | Comments Off on Crystal repair broken Orrefors candlestick

The blue stem Orrefors candlesticks were broken in many places  both the candle cups and one of the bases. I needed to make replacement candle cups and reattach the base.

 

Replacement Pieces

 

 

 

 

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Crystal Repair Orrefos Candlestick

Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Orrafors Crystal, Orrefors Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Orrefos Candlestick

If you forget to put out the candle it will burn down and crack the candle cup. Repairing crystal candlesticks is a challenge.  The easy way is to make a new candle cup if all I could do is grind the old one down there wouldn’t be much glass left to hold the candle . Crystal repair on candlesticks can be avoided by drill a small hole up through the bottom of the candle removing the wick.  The candle will go out before it can crack the candle cup.

 

Crystal Repair  Orrefors Crystal Candlestick

Crystal Repair Orrefors Crystal CandlestickCrystal Repair Orrefors Candlestick New Top

 

Crystal Repair  Orrefors Candlestick New Top

Crystal Repair Orrefors Candlestick New Top

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Crystal Repair Orrefors Candlestick

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Glueings, Orrafors Crystal | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Orrefors Candlestick

A customer brought in this damaged crystal candle holder. I quickly evaluated it and knew we could repair it. You can see the before and after below. I was able to make a new candle cup and attach it. 

This is an Orrafors Crystal Candlestick

   

Being able to blow glass and replicate the broken candle cup saved this pc.

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