Repair

ariel · 7th January 2007, 05:30 AM

This is the museum-quality job!
My hat is off to all of the participants in this project!
Now, I have a pair of broken marble arms in my garage: should I contact the Louvre and tell them to ship the Venus of Milo to Australia?

A. G. Maisey · 7th January 2007, 07:41 AM

Naw, probably not Ariel.

Marble is not really our forte.

Jason, after I posted my explanation I had a niggling little thought about the finish.

I remember I ordered a "dop" finish, but when it came back to me the finish was not a standard "dop". I queried what it was and was told that the grain had been filled with shellac a la french polish, but the surface had then been disangling, which is burnishing using bone or ivory. As I said, I recalled this after I posted, and I was not really certain of what I recalled. I have had Naga Sasra check the surface on this piece, and from what he tells me I am now pretty certain that the finish is as I just described it, not a normal dop finish.

Jussi M. · 15th September 2010, 09:42 PM

Is this thread pure class(ic) or what?

Sajen · 16th September 2010, 04:32 PM

Indeed, it is!

7th January 2007, 05:30 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	This is the museum-quality job! My hat is off to all of the participants in this project! Now, I have a pair of broken marble arms in my garage: should I contact the Louvre and tell them to ship the Venus of Milo to Australia?

7th January 2007, 07:41 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Naw, probably not Ariel. Marble is not really our forte. Jason, after I posted my explanation I had a niggling little thought about the finish. I remember I ordered a "dop" finish, but when it came back to me the finish was not a standard "dop". I queried what it was and was told that the grain had been filled with shellac a la french polish, but the surface had then been disangling, which is burnishing using bone or ivory. As I said, I recalled this after I posted, and I was not really certain of what I recalled. I have had Naga Sasra check the surface on this piece, and from what he tells me I am now pretty certain that the finish is as I just described it, not a normal dop finish.

15th September 2010, 09:42 PM	#3
Jussi M. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 235	Is this thread pure class(ic) or what?

16th September 2010, 04:32 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,415	Indeed, it is!