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Orrefors Crystal Repair Project Repair Gallery

Orrefors Crystal Repair 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 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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Orrefors Crystal Repair Stained Vase

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Orrefors Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Orrefors Crystal Repair Stained Vase

Sick Orrefors Crystal Vase BeforeThis Orrefors vase has a cloudy film on the inside caused by water being left in with the flowers for a long time.Antique Glass  Dealers refer to this as sick glass. I polished the inside making it look like new.
Clean Crystal Vase

Clean Crystal Vase

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