If you meet Buddha on the road, glue his head back together.

[andrewducker]

The house came with a few lawn ornaments, amongst which was this Buddha, who Sophia instantly named "Baby" and has played with an awful lot over the last 18 months.

Yesterday, she dropped him on his head, so today I spent an hour with the six pieces I could find, exercising my 3D jigsaw and gluing skills.



It's not perfect by any means, but I feel quite happy with how well the finished version has come out.



It fits perfectly on one side, and is about a millimeter out on the other side, presumably due to a mixture between the thickness of the glue and the bits not being quite as exact as I'd like. Unfortunately, once it's glued together, trying to change it would risk fracturing it further.



In any case, it made Sophia much happier (she was bereft at having broken it), and she has since spent ten minutes giving him a bath in a water container in the garden.

Comments

[i_kender]

Just get a little plaster filler, you should be able to smooth out the cracks.

[andrewducker]

If she starts complaining I'll give it a go :-)

[cmcmck]

Little bit of ready mix fine surface filler from Wilkos perhaps?

[andrewducker]

If she cares then I'll extend my skills further :-)

[melchar]

Trust me, you want to smooth the surface and fill in the cracks to keep 'Baby' from breaking again. The more you seal the breaks, the better the whole will be able to resist further damage in the future.

[symbioid]

Oh man, this makes me think it'd be a perfect use for

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

[gingicat]

I was thinking that too! (Except that I didn't know the name, so I'd have said "that Japanese thing where they make the breakages decorative.")

[ninetydegrees]

Now baby Buddha kinda has a fontanelle. Seems fitting :)

[amaebi]

And his enlightenment has advanced in a new way.

[andrewducker]

I'm just being helpful :-)

[amaebi]

And so is Sophia. :)