Paul Garbarini writes:

This fish jumping out of water was broken in the move from Belize.

The dealer who sold it called the wood "cericot".  Looks like

rosewood to me, but doesn't smell like it.  It is very heavy and will

be my challenge of the week to re-glue.

 

Ideas?  West System?  AV1235?  Would like to avoid dowels,

screws, etc.  I'm designing a jig to hold it while it's being clamped -

probably with flat twine.
 

Paul Garbarini
Charleston, SC

Paul Garbarini updates:

Thanks to each of you for your suggestions.   This baby was landed with a

6lb line and a bamboo pole.  OK, maybe not.

I ended up using West system with their colloidal silica.  Choosing the slower

setting 206 hardner proved a good idea because the plan to clamp with flat

twine didn't work - which only became obvious, of course, when the pieces

were wet with glue.  While bemoaning my lack of wire coil clamps or

surgical tubing, I spun a couple of small nails in between the scales and

started wrapping cotton twine around using the nails as anchors.  A large

spring clamp provided a little piece of mind, if not a little pressure.
 

The other complication came after carefully setting the jig, dry clamping for

fit, and separating the pieces just enough to apply the glue - it didn't match up

anymore!  This is where the long set glue became the saving element in the

project.  Took another 10 minutes to get it to fit.
 

The glue joint is really close to where I wanted it, only compromised by the edge

of the break having been bent by the force of the original fracture.  I can fix that.

This ziricote fish is back to 37" and 30 lbs!  I really appreciate your help. 

Now, back to old furniture.

Paul Garbarini
Charleston, SC