Repair

Naga Sasra · 3rd January 2007, 11:10 PM

First let me complement Rick on the repair he did, it did come out just fine.

What I wanted to show other forum members, is a wrongko severely damaged that were restored by the best of the best.

I must admit that I had given up on doing anything with it, and was prepared to commision a new one, when I was told that wood of that quality is hard if not impossible to find, and that it indeed were restorable as is, to my big surprise.

I will be posting the "before" photos in this post and the "after" in a post following this one.

I also invite your comments!

The before pictures:

Naga Sasra · 3rd January 2007, 11:14 PM

The after pictures:

Flavio · 3rd January 2007, 11:41 PM

Simply

! EXCELLENT!!!!!

Rick · 4th January 2007, 12:21 AM

I have seen and handled this piece first hand and the work is most impressive.
Thank you Naga Sasra for the compliments on my poor attempt.

Rick

Jason Anstey · 4th January 2007, 01:06 AM

Wow!!!

Boy would I love to read about some of the techniques employed in that repair.

Did you have all of the original broken pieces?

Thanks for posting those wonderful pics.

Alam Shah · 4th January 2007, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason Anstey

... Did you have all of the original broken pieces?

I think there are missing chunks. The good think about timoho or pelet is that, repairs can be camouflaged to a certain extent.

Lovely before and after photos. Thanks for sharing.

Naga Sasra, what was used to fill the missing chunks?

David · 4th January 2007, 04:33 AM

Freakin' brilliant is what that is!

Naga Sasra · 4th January 2007, 04:36 AM

Jason and Shahrial.

I did not have any of the broken off chunks, what you see in the "before" photos is what I had to start out with.

From what I understand the restoration started with separating or breaking apart the old glued pieces, which took weeks in miscellaneous solvents of kinds, once they came apart completely clean the existing surfaces of old gluing material, then reglue the surfaces. (Sort of like resetting a broken bone that grew together the wrong way)
Then small pieces of matching wood pieces were carved to form and replace the missing chunks (like marquetry) once glued into place the repaired surface was finely sanded and polished.

My explanation is no doubt very simplistic in nature, as I was not there. The actual restoration took a long time to complete, a full and deep knowledge of the structure of the wood, patience and the superb hands of the craftmen involved.

Obviously, I am very very happy with the end result.

BluErf · 4th January 2007, 01:17 PM

Wow!!!!!!!

I'm very impressed with the end results!

3rd January 2007, 11:10 PM	#1
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	Severely damaged wrongko repair First let me complement Rick on the repair he did, it did come out just fine. What I wanted to show other forum members, is a wrongko severely damaged that were restored by the best of the best. I must admit that I had given up on doing anything with it, and was prepared to commision a new one, when I was told that wood of that quality is hard if not impossible to find, and that it indeed were restorable as is, to my big surprise. I will be posting the "before" photos in this post and the "after" in a post following this one. I also invite your comments! The before pictures: Attached Images

3rd January 2007, 11:14 PM	#2
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	The after pictures: Attached Images

3rd January 2007, 11:41 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Simply ! EXCELLENT!!!!!

4th January 2007, 12:21 AM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	I have seen and handled this piece first hand and the work is most impressive. Thank you Naga Sasra for the compliments on my poor attempt. Rick

4th January 2007, 01:06 AM	#5
Jason Anstey Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 102	Wow!!! Boy would I love to read about some of the techniques employed in that repair. Did you have all of the original broken pieces? Thanks for posting those wonderful pics.

4th January 2007, 04:33 AM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Freakin' brilliant is what that is!

4th January 2007, 04:36 AM	#8
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	Jason and Shahrial. I did not have any of the broken off chunks, what you see in the "before" photos is what I had to start out with. From what I understand the restoration started with separating or breaking apart the old glued pieces, which took weeks in miscellaneous solvents of kinds, once they came apart completely clean the existing surfaces of old gluing material, then reglue the surfaces. (Sort of like resetting a broken bone that grew together the wrong way) Then small pieces of matching wood pieces were carved to form and replace the missing chunks (like marquetry) once glued into place the repaired surface was finely sanded and polished. My explanation is no doubt very simplistic in nature, as I was not there. The actual restoration took a long time to complete, a full and deep knowledge of the structure of the wood, patience and the superb hands of the craftmen involved. Obviously, I am very very happy with the end result.

4th January 2007, 01:17 PM	#9
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Wow!!!!!!! I'm very impressed with the end results!