A precise guide to stabilizing, reinforcing, and restoring a cracked wood bowl. This plan details the creation of structural butterfly (bow-tie) keys to mechanical lock the split, and a customized containment mold for casting low-viscosity, deep-pour epoxy resin to chemically fuse the defect.
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Materials
- Cracked Wood Bowl (Exemplar)
- Butterfly Key Stock (Walnut)
- Deep-Pour Epoxy Resin
- Melamine Board
- Sheathing Tape
- Hot Melt Glue
Tools Required
- Wood Lathe
- Trim Router
- Plunge Base or Router Jig
- Chisels
- Digital Scale
- Vacuum Chamber or Pressure Pot