Waterford Crystal Repair chipped punch bowl

A common problem with punch bowl is  the ladle hits the inside rim and chips it.   I was sent two of the same pattern  Waterford Crystal Punch bowls one can from Chicago and the other came from New York.  They both had chips on the rim.  I polish out the chips and put a little larger bevel on the inside rim this will help prevent new chipping.

Waterford Punch Bowls

I have repaired many punch bowls made by many different manufactures . Waterford  bowls have nice thick glass on the top and  can be repaired .

Crystal punch bowl do not like hot water I have had to repair many bowl because of washing with hot water.   If the bowl has  cold punch in it you should pout it out and let the bowl warn up to room temp before washing.  Use warn water not hot. Hot water can crack the glass.

waterford bowl chipped inside

Waterford Bowl smooth out chip

After smoothing out the chip  I polish the area with pumic.  The final polish is with cerium oxide.

repaired chip

All Ready for the punch and a new plastic ladle.

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crystal repair waterford vase broken bottom

This Waterford Crystal vase had a broken bottom.   Sent to me with a piece missing and they lost  the piece . My only option was to replace the bottom. I needed a piece  of glass with a star cut in it and it had to be a good crystal. I found a crystal pitcher  that would work so I removed the bottom .

Waterford Crystal Vase

I had to cut off the bottom because they lost the piece that   broke off.

Waterford crystal vase new bottom

Waterford crystal vase

With the new bottom on this vase is ready for a  some fresh flowers.

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Crystal Repair Waterford Candy Dish

The cover of the Waterford Crystal candy dish had a large chip in it. I was able to repair it by grinding  and polishing out the chip but the lid didn’t fit any more it was very loose. I needed to make the lid a smaller diameter. I cut a piece of crystal the right size and ground in a taper like on a stopper.

Crystal lid with new rim

Repaired lid

The lid fits just right now . 

Waterford Dish and Lid

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Crystal Repair Waterford Lamp

Off the table on to the floor the lamp went with a crash. ” Don’t worry I know a place that does crystal repair. Who  Bruening Glass Works can repair crystal.” Mom was still crying about her lamp but when she called I told her I can repair it.

Broken Waterford Crystal Lamp

I cut off the broken base and went looking for a new base in my parts department. The shade for a hurrican lamp was the right size and shape. 

Repaired Lamp with new base

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Chipped Waterford Crystal Vase Repair

I told her don’t through it out I can repair it . It has a very large chip in the base she said. I don’t care how big the chip is I can repair it.

Chipped Base

I can reshape the base of the vase.

Waterford Vase Chipped Foot

First  grind

Grind Chip Out

Bevel foot to shape.

Smooth Glass

Waterford Vase

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broken waterford letter opener

Crystal letter openers take a beating. Its very common for the handles to break. This Waterford letter opener broke off flush with the metal ring. I drilled out the old broken glass inside the metal ring and make a new glass stud . Then I attached the rest of the handle.  Ready to open the bills.

Waterford Letter Opener

Repaired crystal handle

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Broken Crystal Vase

Joe emailed he had a Waterford Crystal vase that was a wedding present to his parents and the foot was broken and missing pieces.  Can I fix it ?  Yes  send it . He sent the vase from Resto Va.

Vase with broken foot

The vase came in safe and sound. Joe followed the shipping instructions. My job make it new again.  I removed the old broken foot and found a replacement foot. A simple foot transplant and all you need are flowers.

Old vase with new foot in need of flowers

Its time to bring home the roses.

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Glass Bowl large chip

This Waterford Crystal bowl has a very large chip in it .  Repairing this chipped glass bowl will take some time. I will use a diamond saw to cut it down. Then I will polish the top.

Waterford Crystal Bowl Large Chip

Waterford Crystal Bowl

A bit shorter but still a beautiful crystal bowl

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glass repair testimonial

I am writing the following to attest to the great skill of the Bruening Glass Works, Inc. personnel.  Several months ago my wife, while filling a Waterford Crystal vase with clean water, accidently tapped the base of the vase against the sink. The base separated from the body of the vase and sustained a substantial chip when it landed in the sink.  We immediately called the jewelry store from where the vase was purchased to ask about its repair.  They referred us to an outfit in Los Angeles, CA.  We were told to send an email with pictures, and we would be instructed on how to proceed.  Several months and six emails later I still had not heard a word from the California outfit.  So, I did a goggle search for Waterford Crystal repair and the Bruening Glass Works, Inc. was one of the first entries.  Being there were some nice testimonials, I emailed Marc at Bruening Glass.  He responded immediately,  and based upon our conversations (both email & telephone) we shipped our vase to him.  In all honesty, we did not expect that much of anything could be done — we just wanted the vase to stand upright & hold flowers.  We had written it off as far as it looking really nice ever again.  We were extremely pleased and surprised when the vase was returned to us a couple of weeks later.  Knowing what March had told us about the repair, we knew it would be a little shorter than when it was new (the broken parts had to be ground down a bit).  Other than that, there was no evidence of any repair work. As far as we are concerned the vase is as good as new — the work is unbelievably good!!!  In short, please do not hesitate to enlist the services of Bruening Glass Works, Inc.  The craftsmanship is superb, its prices are reasonable, and the service is top-notch.
 
Thanks Marc for doing such remarkable work on an impossible repair.
 
Bruce & Carmen Mills

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glass christmas ornament repair

Here’s a letter from a very satisfied customer:

Dear Marc and Brian,

The Waterford Christmas ornament arrived today and I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with the repair.  It’s perfect and my grandson will once again have his  ornament on the tree.

Thanks again,
Barbara Powell

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