How to Repair Broken and/or Twisted Tree Cores

ID: 170904

Description: This guide will help to increase the...

Steps:

1. Cut one end of the straw holding the tree core.
2. Using tweezers, pull out the wood pieces and set them aligned on a mount.

3. With a pencil, mark the direction of the growth of the wood on each side to observe any twists.

4. Fill up a humidifier with tap water.

5. Hold the core over the humidifier with your hands or tweezers for 30 seconds to 2 minutes until the wood is softened to reintroduce moisture.

6. Twist the wood carefully with your hands, turning the wood in the opposite way of the twist until each side is lined up with the other.

7. Put a line of Elmer's glue on the mount.

8. Adjust each piece of the wood to fit neatly and tightly together with all the wood growth facing vertically on the mount.

9. Put tape on the ends, breaks, and bends of the wood sample, and/or tap the core down 4 times along the wood.

10. Leave overnight for the glue to harden before removing the tape.