Notes from the workbench / Objects

Repair is a kind of design

Look at how an object was put together before taking it apart. A joint or fastening often explains both its strength and its weakness.

Decide whether a repair is appropriate for the load and purpose of the piece. Ask a specialist when safety depends on it.

A careful repair can preserve a useful object without pretending that it has never been used.

This entry belongs to Notes from the workbench, a notebook about material studies, useful objects and the practice of making.

Your reading list stays on this device.