I wasn’t going to update until it was completely done, but I hit a little delay waiting for a tool to help with the little brass brads that go...
Inside the cabinet was a small cardboard box holding a dozen brass fixtures in a baggie that had fallen off and were saved, I made my way through...
Brad, picked up a can of Krylon clear gloss tested on he back and it looks just fine. The large top piece is finished and back in place. The...
I agree
raver, I’m asking because I’ve never attempted to restore anything like this box, but I like a little distressed look. If it were me I’d go with a...
pretty amazing and no power tools, he probably used some foot powered treadle type drill Motor and abrasive grit paste to do all that too. Just...
There is a group we have become good friends with, equally great work one of the artists gained im told national treasure status a few years ago...
A thought on investing in Jades from observations traveling across China, it’s very difficult to sell the average carving in average quality Jade...
The museum pieces are incredible please post more of these amazing artworks, the Jeweled mechanical scientific art wows me and the very tall...
Brad, thank you I’ll test the krylon on some polished brass scrap and see if I like it.
These are same artists studio in some more crystal and a little coral and Jade. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
thank you Brad, I wasn’t going to but perhaps I should look into some wax type product that doesn’t add a secondary layer I think a polymer might...
I have never tried these products, many many years ago as a teenager I’ve tried repairing the leather in old Jaguar XK140 the results were not...
I am doing this last update until I’m finished, starting with the largest and most delicate, I need to control the amount of pressure and be aware...
Those are all beautiful works and thank you for the link. Im curious I’m pretty wowed by a lot of the art in this world the museum in Vienna is...
This program is free, it works better than any other I’ve used if you don’t mind adds… there are easy to bi pass if you want to pay a little[ATTACH]
I’m going to go for it my concern it would be difficult to get the tarnish off without great effort, but I don’t think it will be all that hard...
Crystal carving, it’s a big world and these are lofty claims but I wouldn’t post this here if it wasn’t something special. WingWen I’m told is...
No, I haven’t. they didn’t and a year or so later it was gone.
The crack is a stress crack it runs across the bottom, opposed to a spiral from the center (thrown in a circle stress follow in a circle) this...
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