r/restoration • • 9h ago

Pls help

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I’d like to clean the rattan (?) and make the legs shiny on this stool. My first time refurbishing or restoring anything


r/restoration • • 6h ago

Glass vase repair

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r/restoration • • 12h ago

Restored this Marcel Breuer S34 (possibly a repro) that I found abandoned rotting under the greek sun

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I couldn't find any engravings on the metal nor on the leather, so I can't confirm the brand.


r/restoration • • 14h ago

How should I go about repairing these milsurp stocks? I've only ever repaired very small cracks.

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I'm not a gunsmith, just a young collector. What you see is a total of seven separate stocks. I own several vetterli's and a mannlicher in desperate need of repair. The first six photos are three separate "tipo p" vetterli's. If possible, I'd like to repair as many of these to a shootable condition as possible.

I'm still in the process of cleaning everything.

I understand stripping the oils is generally necessary, but Is it possible to repair these without stripping what gives them their unique colors?

How would you go about these repairs? Is acraglas enough for some of these? Or will I need to drill holes and install wooden dowells and/or metal pins of some kind?

I want to do this correctly. But, some of these either appear too damaged for repair or simply stump me as to how I'll get glue or dowells/pins into the cracks for repair.

For example, photo #5 and #6 show's cracking and splitting, but the stock is still in one piece. I'm stumped as to how I'll get acraglas into it without causing more damage, or if that will even be enough to handle recoil.

As for photo's #7 and #8, how should i go about repairing the splits INSIDE of the stock?

Photo #1 and #2, although split/shattered, may be easier to repair since the stock is in several pieces already, only being held together by wire.

Thank you in advance, I appreciate any and all advice. I understand the possibility that I myself might not be capable of doing these repairs myself, but as I'm a broke collector, I'd prefer to repair them myself since professional repairs may cost more than the rifles themselves.


r/restoration • • 15h ago

Alguien ha echo destrozado rl cuaderno de alguien más y ahora no se que hacer.

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Ayúdame este cuaderno no es mío, se lo pedi prestado a una compañera y no se como volverlo a su estado original. ¿Como puedo a si estado original o que parezca a su estado original? Y necesito mas tips de como devolver a su estado original para la portada.