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Dick Patch writes:

I have an interesting repair decision to make on a reputed 300 year
old German table top flax loom. There are 2 difficult repairs. One
to a leg and one to a stretcher. Both are not clean breaks. I would
like to preserve as much of the original wood as possible.

The 2 solutions I come up with are a scarf joint (which would
remove historic wood) and inserting dowels and filling the voids
with some sort of fill. Both options have conservation drawbacks. I
seek other options to conserve the existing wood. Photos attached.

Dick Patch
Roanoke, VA








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