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Mending my Tweedie girl....
I recently bought this 'Tweed Indeed' Silkstone girl from Quvani. Despite Tiina's excellent packing (in bubblewrap inside a large box) the dreaded post office had managed to give the box such a pounding that my lovely girl's head had snapped off. I was SO disappointed!
Fortunately my hubs reminded me why I keep him, & set about repairing her.
The neck knob had snapped off at the base of the arrowhead - just where it joins the round part that goes inside the neck.
First, he had to fiddle the arrowhead out of the head (not easy when there's nothing to get hold of!) He decided to leave the other part in the neck & work in situ. He took the finest drill bit he had (see pic) & carefully - using magnifying glasses - drilled down into the neck part to make a 6mm deep hole. Then - even more difficult - he held the arrowhead steady in a vice & drilled up into it, making a similar hole. Then he found a small stainless steel pin that was a 'push fit' & inserted it into both holes, pushing the 2 parts together. He added a dribble of superglue to make sure.
We set her aside (in a cat-free place!) & left it to set for an hour before hubs carefully - being careful not to wrench the joint - pushed the head back onto the arrow part.
See result in the next photo......
Mending my Tweedie girl....
I recently bought this 'Tweed Indeed' Silkstone girl from Quvani. Despite Tiina's excellent packing (in bubblewrap inside a large box) the dreaded post office had managed to give the box such a pounding that my lovely girl's head had snapped off. I was SO disappointed!
Fortunately my hubs reminded me why I keep him, & set about repairing her.
The neck knob had snapped off at the base of the arrowhead - just where it joins the round part that goes inside the neck.
First, he had to fiddle the arrowhead out of the head (not easy when there's nothing to get hold of!) He decided to leave the other part in the neck & work in situ. He took the finest drill bit he had (see pic) & carefully - using magnifying glasses - drilled down into the neck part to make a 6mm deep hole. Then - even more difficult - he held the arrowhead steady in a vice & drilled up into it, making a similar hole. Then he found a small stainless steel pin that was a 'push fit' & inserted it into both holes, pushing the 2 parts together. He added a dribble of superglue to make sure.
We set her aside (in a cat-free place!) & left it to set for an hour before hubs carefully - being careful not to wrench the joint - pushed the head back onto the arrow part.
See result in the next photo......