La restauration de ce meuble est un grand classique : une porte déformée et presque plus un seul filet de laiton. Heureusement, la marqueterie de la porte était assez bien conservée. Il n’y manquait qu’un petit morceau de laiton et quelques morceaux de corne teintée. Rien de bien méchant.
J’ai d’abord démonté les bronzes. J’ai ensuite refait et collé tous les filets manquants, en recollant au passage ceux qui restaient.
Je me suis ensuite attaqué à la porte. J’ai déposé le placage d’amarante du contre-parement, redressé la porte, puis reposé le placage.
J’ai reproduit les manques de marqueterie, puis recollé toute la marqueterie par infiltration de colle.
Pour finir : nettoyage, mise en teinte, vernis au tampon incolore et repose des bronzes.
Hi Mathieu,
Moselle is following your "exploits" with great interest. We wish you all the best in this wonderful development; we hope that Covid-19 hasn't disrupted your professional and family life too much. A big hello to Rachèle and Louis too, of course. All the best to the three of you, with lots of love from Domi and Jacqueline.
Good morning,
Thank you Dominique, big kisses to you too.
Hello, your work is magnificent! Well done! How did you manage to straighten the door?
Hello, thank you. To straighten the door, I removed the veneer from the backing. Then, I tried a thermal shock treatment, which wasn't entirely successful. So, I made several cuts in the panels, about two-thirds of the way through, using a circular saw. I then filled the holes with V-shaped pieces of poplar, which I glued back in place with fish glue. That's basically the process.
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Hello, could we discuss your technique for gluing with an infiltrating adhesive? My results are not very conclusive when it comes to Boulle-type marquetry.
Hello, yes of course. The easiest way is to call me on 0670250522.