Class project: Conservation of waterlogged wood
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Conservation of waterlogged wood
The weight of the waterlogged wood were measured and was impregnated with PEG 400 in water solution. Then it was followed by freeze drying done as a team with my University classmates.
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Adhering broken parts of the wood
After the process of freeze-drying, some of the wood were in broken pieces, we used Paraloid B72 30% with acetone to adhere the pieces back together. it was quite challenging to figure out the location for each piece due to the change of size and shape after freeze-drying.
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Gap-filling
The gaps in between the wood were filled using hot glue gun, but due to the fact that the curing time of the hot glue is very short, it was quite difficult to insert the glue into the gaps in time before it hardens. This project has allowed us to work us a team and collaborate together to create a treatment plan.