crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher

The crystal pitcher has a very large chip on the rim.  It will have to be reshaped .

chipped and cracked glass pitcher

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher with a crack

The old crystal pitcher has been in the family for many years.  It has served many cold drinks at grandmas house. The sentimental value is the motivation for the repair. A crack has run from the top down the left side of the handle almost to the bottom.  The plan is to run the crack around the bottom of the handle and up the right side of the handle to the top.  Controlling the path the crack takes is critical. I have spend  years refining this skill.

cracked

run the crack up to the top

It is ready to be used.  The adhesive makes most of crack go away.  Look close and you can see a little of the crack.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, vintage glass repair

Paper weight repair antique glass

Antique glass paper weight with scratches in need of repair.

First step smooth out scratches with fine grit.

Polish glass

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, antique glass paper weight, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass paper weight repair

Crystal Repair remove engraving from Steuben Crystal vase

Monograms , Dates and Names can be removed from glass.   This Steuben Crystal vase was sent to  have a large engraving  removed.

Steuben Vase with engraving

Polish off engraving

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, remove engraving from glass, remove etching from glass

Crystal Repair chipped Waterford crystal compote

There was a very large chip in the Waterford Crystal compote.

By grinding the top of the compote down I was able to remove the chip.

Waterford Crystal Compote Repair

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair

Chandelier Repair make replacement bobeche for antique chandelier restoration

The crystal  bobeche was broken during a move.  Dad  tried to find all the piece but an up short.  Gluing the remains showed a large piece was missing.  I decided that I would make a replacement bobeche.  Filling the hole left by the missing pieces was an option but not a good one

Broken Bobeche

Some times when doing a chandelier restoration you can’t find the replacement parts.

Blank

The first step to making a replacement bobeche is making the blank.

Rough Cut Bobeche

Stone cut design.

replacement bobeche

New Bobeche

With the replacement bobeche complete the chandelier will hang in splendor again.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, chandelier parts, Chandelier Repair, chandelier restoration, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

Lalique Crystal Repair cat with chipped ear

The Lalique Crystal cat had a small chip on its ear.  Lalique has a frosted acid etched finish .  The chip really show because it is clear glass.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, LaLique Crystal Repair

Waterford Bowl with chipped foot repair

The Waterford Crystal bowl had a large chip on the foot.  I had a matching foot so I cut off the chipped one and replaced it with a good foot.

Waterford bowl chipped foot

Repaired Crystal Bowl

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair

Crystal Repair Steuben Trout with broken glass fin

The Steuben Crystal Trout had a broken fin . The glass fin was broken in two place and was chipped. I used the bottom of a broken Steuben candlestick to form the new fin.

Steuben Crystal Trout with broken fin

new fin

New Steuben Fin

Steuben Trout

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, glass figurine repair, Steuben Crystal

Chipped Crystal Repair Antique Glass Marbles Restoration

They must have bounced the marbles on the side walk.    The chips were massive.

Chipped Marbles

Large Marble

Medium Size Marble with many chips

Small Marble with deep chip

Marbles after repair and restoration

Small marble repair with sulphide

Marble restoration

Marble with sulphide polished

Tags: antique glass marble restoration, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Marbles repair