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.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique glassware repair, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, glassware repair
antique glass cruet repair
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Glueings, Stopper Repair, Uncategorized | No Comments »- old cruet new top
- broken cruet
- Match the other one in the set
One from a set of the crystal cruets got damaged . It had a broken neck and missing stopper. The repair process required making a new neck. I cut off the broken neck and made a new piece. The small decanter /cruet/ bottle was broken and the pieces were gone for years. When repairing antique glass it requires a little imagination. The best way to repair antique crystal is to just get started and made something you will learn from your mistakes . I made a lot of garbage over the years.
Saved from the scrap pile. Antique glass sets are very valuable and with the silver tray very rare. To restore this set I did a little glass blowing, a little stone engraving ( wheel work) , a little hand lapping to fit the stopper,and a little gluing.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, antique cut glass repair, antique glass cruet repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique glassware repair, Bottle Repair, broken crystal repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken glassware repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, decanter repair, Glass Repair, Glass Stopper Repair, glassware repair, Glueing Glass, New Stopper, Remove Stains in Vases and Decanters
Crystal pendent restoration
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass, Glueings, glass sculpture repair | No Comments »A beautifull crystal pendent was dropped and broken. I was able to repair the glass . This piece was shipped from NY.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique glassware repair, Antique lamp repair, Baccarat Crystal, broken crystal repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken glassware repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, cut glass repair, Glass Repair
glass clown repair
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures | No Comments »A Venitian Glass Clown with one broken hand and one missing hand was sent from Dallas Texas for repair. First I cut off the small pieces left from the hand and ground it smooth. Then I made a new glass hand . It looks like a micky mouse hand. Its a white glove with only four fingers. They have been making glass clowns in Venice Italy for at least eighty years. I have made Bo Ties , Balloons, Hats, Shoes, and every thing else for repairing them.
This is the new hand I made.
Glass restoration complete, back on the shelf so the grand kids don”t get to it.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, glass figurine repair, Glass Parts, Glass Repair, Glass Stopper Repair, glassware repair, Glueing Glass, Remove Broken Stopper, Remove Stains in Vases and Decanters, Sick Glass Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair
repair broken glass bowl
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Glueings, broken glassware | No Comments »Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique glassware repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair
antique glass repair stem
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Stem, broken glassware | No Comments »Antique ruby wine glass with a broken stem came in for repair. It was a clean break and a simple restoration. This antique wine glass after repair will go back in the china case untill Thankgiving. The set is complete again.
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