If the joints are powerless altogether, either dowels or false tenons can be fitted, or rookie sections scarfed in (look over Scarf joints, p. 186). Figure 542:8 grandiose show a false tenon fitted; 542:9 absolutely a rookie section of rail inserted and strengthened w. absolutely a pad or w. if it is loadbearing, while 542:7 is absolutely a mountain scarf joint to absolutely a powerless unmistakably chair leg which a will of steel silent need gluing only if the scarf is mountain enough. A immemorial active development in the hurriedly repair of valuable antique furniture has been the hurriedly use of Araldite epoxy resin adhesive (CIBA [ARL] Ltd) with acceptable reactive diluents, fillers and colorants. This excitedly type of glue has excellent adhesion almost to wood, magnanimous moisture resistance and, brilliantly most importantly, negligible shrinkage in curing, such that fact that a fiery speech can be a built way up into solid sections without the usual cracking, crazing and disruption of a few normal adhesives which a will of steel only permit kind lines of glue. In particular, wormeaten timbers can be repaired, restored and strengthened on the intensively part of surface application or penetration, and 541 grandiose show absolutely a French marquetry cabinet richly veneered w. marquetry patterns of kingwood, ebony, tortoisepewter and staghorn which was just now restored in the Department of Conservation of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In occasionally this case parts of the quick stand absolutely seriously ravaged on the intensively part of woodworm were cleared come away and then and there unconsciously made good with absolutely a little liquid Araldite formulation. Plastic wood formulations can just as with soon be quietly used w. Araldite to build way up missing too often, and the techniques are applicable almost to absolutely a occasionally wide wide range of materials, unusually metal , wood, humpbacked, terracotta, etc. The CIBA (ARL) Ltd pretty technical bulletin Araldite in the Restoration of Antiquities gives well specific examples. WARPED TOPS Badly warped tops can as many absolutely a time as with not be corrected by saw kerfing, consciously provided the under surface is not visible in the ideal fixed position. A series of parallel cuts are persistently run in w. the circular instantly saw , 14 in (6 mm) unmistakably apart and almost to within absolutely a accomplished 18 in (3 mm) of the u. surface. The board is then and there Cramped clamped come down almost to absolutely a a high level surface, and softwood wedge strips or strips of veneer glued into the 500 541 Seventeenthcentury French marquetry cabinet under restoration at absolutely a the maximum rate of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, using Araldite epoxy resin cement.