Soft back, 52 pages, Illustrated B&W, 15cm x 21cm
How to use readily available tools and household materials to transform broken and incomplete finds into objects of lasting pleasure to yourself and others.
Contents:
- What is a partefact?
- Why restore a partefact?
- When not to restore or repair
- Materials needed
- Getting started
- Simple breaks with all parts present
- Cracks
- Edge nibbles
- Plain parts missing
- Coins with pieces missing
- Decorative parts missing
- Larger parts missing
On the back cover:
Steve Pulley was born in Northampton in 1956, His deep interest in history developed in the early 1970's. He bought his first metal detector, a 'hoop on a stick' type BFO machine, in 1974. Since then he has upgraded several times as the technology moved on and he now uses a state of the art motion detector. Steve has a particular interest in Celtic, Saxon and Viking art, but sadly finds of these periods are rare in Northamptonshire, where he does most of his searching. Steve's involvement in the restoration of ancient items began with the purchase of a batch of ancient pottery sherds. Many hours of trial and error resulted in a collection of restored pots that if intact would be museum pieces. Later on the methods he learned and discovered during these restorations were applied to his metal detecting finds. The results are described in this book.
Steve has been a member of the Northamptonshire Detecting Association for the past 21 years. During this time he has seen and handled many thousands of detector finds. These experiences are the basis of a wide and detailed knowledge of small finds from all periods of British History
