Show Gj FIRST AID to oe the I. I AILING HOUSE I by Roger C C. C Whitman I QUESTION Could you tell me how how to mend a marble table top which is broken straight across Of course Id I'd want it to show as little as possible but at the same 1 time be strong ANSWER Marble in thin slabs 7 as table tops when broken can 0 4 be permanently m men mended e n d e d only when supported by a reinforce reinforce- or ment mente Plasterboard can be used O U For this or a strip of 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 mixture of plaster together a thin of Paris is spread on the back backof Q It of the and the rei reinforcement reinforcement reinforce reinforce- orce- orce ment placed in position After ltha a number a of hours for hardening the marble is returned to place 11 |