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Show FIRST AID to the .y AILING HOUSE jL .J by Roger C. Whitman QUESTION: Could you toll me tow to mend a marble table top vhich Is broken straight across. Df course, I'd want it to show as ittle as possible, but at the same ume, be strong. ANSWER: Marble in thin slabs, is table tops, when broken, can ae permanently mended only when supported by a reinforcement. reinforce-ment. Plasterboard can be used or this, or a strip jj. board. The reinforcement is cut to fit within the frame. The marble is turned upside down, the edges of the break are cemented and pressed together, a thin mixture of plaster of Paris is spread on the back )f the n.arble, and the reinforce- ment placed in position After a number of hours for hardening, the marble is returned to place. |