Final touches and buff shine

A friend (waving at Ann ;-) asked for a few more pictures showing more details, and names of tools used. tiny paintbrush, inside protected by waste paper and blotter/remay combination.

color repair with custom-mixed color match

scalpel - removing last traces of adhesive - see previous post - (very, very carefully!)

color repair



stabilizing bumped corners - (tissue and special paste - using a mini-spatula)



clamping after stabilized. Notice that right corner still needs treatment and color match



measuring (with "dividers")

tissue inlay strip (burnish it down with a teflon folder - a bone folder is too "grabby" for this tender job)


wax and shine (with archival wax used by the British Museum)

all clean and ready to go home to its owner!

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Now, for my next two jobs for moms in my CM book club: I'll work on them side-by side. While one dries or is in the press, I can work on the other and rotate back and forth. I'll post photos to show you how it goes!


Ciao for now!

Javamom