bookbadger Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 My girlfriend has a chest she loves but the lid has gotten pretty warped. Does anyone have suggestions to fix it? Happy to take more pictures! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbadger Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 Sorry about the upside down pictures, for some reason they flip when I upload them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 I’m unable to view the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 I can't see them either, they come up as 1/4" square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbadger Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 Sorry folks don't know why that was. I edited my post to be links and hopefully work now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 I can see the second one but not the first. And welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbadger Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 There should would work now! Sorry about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 I can see the pics, and they are unfortunate. All that elaborate carving makes many of the usual 'fixes' for such a problem impossible. My suggestion would be to expose the lid to excessive humidity until it starts to move, then strap it tightly in place on the box and allow it to dry, in hopes it will retain flatness to match the box. But that is a long shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Chests have a natural way of changing over the years but they are all still nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 This is a long post but towards the bottom i show how i fixed a wrapped door with a brace and a wedge. The brace needs to connect to one of the higher or lifted corners and should help pull it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 This is a chest, probably used as a sea chest, from the 18th, and maybe even 17th Century. The wood it is made of was all used up by the end of the 18th Century. It's Santa Domingan Mahogany. Just by measuring, and weighing, the specific gravity puts it right around 1.0, which is much denser, and heavier than other Mahoganies used since then, which are around .75. The original hinges have almost been completely eroded away. The second repair for hinges are Cooper's Nails, and the third are worn out cast iron hinges from the mid 19th Century. The lid has some cup to it. I don't dare try to do anything to it. Our house is filled with antique furniture, but if it caught on fire, this would be the first thing I drag out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbadger Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Thanks folks! I'll try the humidity option first and if that doesn't work I'll try Drew's brace and wedge method! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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