crystal repair swarovski bear
Monday, August 30th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Glueings, Swarovski Crystal, glass sculpture repair, zoo | No Comments »A common problem with Swarovski Crystal is the adhesive fails. Over the years I have repair many pieces that have just fallen apart. The new adhesives are very strong. It is important to clean off all the old adhesive .
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Broken glass repair venetian figurine
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Glueings, glass sculpture repair | No Comments »This Venetian glass figurine has a broken jacket. It was sent to me from St Louis . I can repair it using an adhesive. This type of glass can not be fused back together the reheating will make the glass change colors.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, crystal figurine repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, glass figurine repair, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Venetian Glass Repair
Antique Glass Bottle Repair
Sunday, August 1st, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair | No Comments »Sent from California for repair this glass bottle came out very nice. The pieces fit together and the glass repair was a success . In the family for many years the owner remembers his mom using this bottle to water laundry before ironing.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Perfume Bottle Repair
LaLique crystal repair broken glass ring
Sunday, August 1st, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Repair Pictures, LaLique Crystal Repair | 2 Comments »This beautiful LaLique crystal ring got broken. The hard part of this repair was the fact they didn’t have any of the missing pieces. So I had to create the glass piece to fit what was left.
Broken and a large chip is missing.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Parts, Glass Repair, glassware repair, Glueing Glass
Glass repair Faberge Egg broken glass base
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Etched Glass, Glueings, broken glassware, glass sculpture repair | No Comments »A beautiful red glass ” FABERGE EGG” with a broken base was sent to me for repair. This piece was made in Russia St. Petersburg as stated on the label. The copper wheel engraving of the double eagle is the main design with a very delicate boarder on the base .
Pieces had broken off the base and were lost.
I use a matching red glass to fabricate a new base . The engraved boarder matched the design of the Faberge Egg. Glass restoration like this is fun. A little creative thinking and for thought the glass egg will go back on display.
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Crystal Repair Steuben Pear
Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Steuben Crystal Repair, Uncategorized | No Comments »Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, glassware repair
crystal repair steuben bottle stopper
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Stopper Repair, chipped glassware | No Comments »Its a small little chip on the bottom of the stopper. Steuben makes the finest crystal in the world but they made colored glass many years ago. This is one of the old “ colored glass” Steuben pieces. They are very valuable so a small chip is well worth repairing. The repair is simple just grind the stopper down . The important part is to match the same grit size so the frosting on the glass is the right . I have been a crystal repair man for thirty years and I love glass. I get crystal sent to me from around the world and I very lucky to be able to repair so many nice pieces of glass.
Shown above is the stopper before repair.
The old Steuben glass is very valuable and very beautiful. Its one of my favorite glasses to work on.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, glassware repair, Perfume Bottle Repair, Stuck Stopper, Waterford Crystal Repair
crystal repair glass cat
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, glass sculpture repair, zoo | No Comments »The glass cat figurine had a broken ear. I removed the good ear and made two new ears. No one will know the ears match and her husband can get out of the dog house. Friends Romans lend me an ear.
Being able to make ears ,noses ,trunks, tails,and other parts gives me alot of options when restoring glass figurines. Under categories there is a heading call zoo it holds before and after picture of crystal animals I have repaired.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, glass figurine repair, Glass Parts, Glass Repair, glassware repair, Glueing Glass, Venetian Glass Repair
Crystal Repair Broken Swarovski
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in Glueings, Swarovski Crystal, zoo | No Comments »The crystal elephant came in broken and missing a tusk. Reattaching the tusk was the first step. Them I made a new glass part for the Swarovski Elephant using the old glass tusk as a guide. Etching the new glass part to match the old was the final step in the glass restoration.
Crystal restoration complete old tusk and the new one .
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, broken crystal repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, crystal figurine repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Parts, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, swarvorski glass repair
antique cut glass compote repair
Monday, October 5th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, broken glassware, chipped glassware | No Comments »Very old cut crystal compote came in with a large chip on the foot or base. I cut off the base and made it thinner. With a diamond saw I cut off the chipped part. Then I ground it smooth and polished it.
- chipped base on compote
- antique cut glass compote
The restoration of this antique chipped crystal compote is complete.
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