Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman on fri 14 jun 96
Howdy Group--
A request from a friend who owns a glossy glazed ceramic sculpture (not
large or heavy) which a child broke into a few pieces--what is the best
glue to put this back together. The artist (who is a friend of hers) is now
seriously ill and no longer working, so the piece (which has great
sentimental if not artistic value) cannot be replaced. We were talking and
I thought that superglue might do it, but I have no personal experience.
TIA. Bonnie in Pittsburgh
Veronika Jenke on sat 15 jun 96
______Assistant Curator of Education
______National Museum of African Art, S.I.
Super glue would probably be the worst thing you could use. Since the work is
important to the owner, check with a conservator at a nearby museum. Good luck
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Kenneth A. Moore on sat 15 jun 96
At 02:59 PM 6/14/96 EDT, you wrote:
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>Howdy Group--
>
>A request from a friend who owns a glossy glazed ceramic sculpture (not
>large or heavy) which a child broke into a few pieces--what is the best
>glue to put this back together. The artist (who is a friend of hers) is now
>seriously ill and no longer working, so the piece (which has great
>sentimental if not artistic value) cannot be replaced. We were talking and
>I thought that superglue might do it, but I have no personal experience.
>TIA. Bonnie in Pittsburgh
>
>
A lady I know does intricate china repairs and restoration. She recommend
two part epoxy for any kind of pottery.
Julie Moore
Dirty Bird Pottery
Manassas, VA
kenmoore@pop.erols.com
.....still looking for a used pugmill....
ELCAB@delphi.com on sat 15 jun 96
I use 2 part epoxy....works fine..available at any hardware
store...Elca Branman elcab@delphi.com
Valice Raffi on sat 15 jun 96
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> a glossy glazed ceramic sculpture which a child broke into a few
>pieces--what >is the best
Bonnie,
I don't know if the archives are accessable (I once wrote a description of
types/uses of a variety of glues), but for pieces like you describe, I'd
use 2 ton epoxy. If the glueing is going to be a difficult job (the 2 ton
takes a while to set up) use a bit of 5 minute epoxy AND the 2 ton. The 5
minute will hold while the 2 ton sets up. I don't recommend superglue.
Valice
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