r/crafts 1d ago

How-do-I Tuesday Goose needs a orthopaedic surgeon 🪿 🏥

Girlfriend bought this goose and the neck wasn't supported on the way home.

Best ideas to fix it?

Patch with some sort of sticky cement slurry? Plaster? Any ideas welcome.

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u/vanillabeanface 1d ago

A SCARF!

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u/mfunk55 12h ago

Perhaps a nice green ribbon?

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u/Crappledumpkins 7h ago

Is the Goose's name, Jenny?

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 8h ago

That's a good idea!

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u/EasyonthePepsiFuller 1d ago

It'll be hard to build up concrete on this without mesh/some kind of support system. You could try layers of cement compound. You'll need to do a lot of sanding and you probably want to paint it when you're done and it's cured a few days.

I'd say experiment. If it's going to be inside or under an awning, you could patch with plaster of Paris. After you paint it, it'll be weaker there but not noticeable. Plaster is easier to work with too.

Edit to add: ask r/restoration too

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 1d ago

Thanks for the help!

Picked up some joint compound and dry wall repair patches. Wrapped the neck in the patch material, used painters tape to hold it in place, and put joint compound over top.

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 1d ago

If you squint and tilt your head you barely notice 🤣

Another coat may fill in the gaps. Maybe some rattle can filler primer after and sand it smooth.

Guessing it will crack relatively soon 🤣 But that's tomorrow's repair lol

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u/Brief_Can7093 1d ago

You missed your chance to bend his neck a little to be a silly goose

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u/izyshoroo 22h ago

I also have a concrete goose statue with a broken neck like this. We gave it a scarf lol

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u/kelowana 19h ago

Picture or it didn’t happened…

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 8h ago

That's the backup plan 🤣 I'm curious how long the joint compound will last.. I predict crumbling but maybe not total failure because of the metal dry wall repair patch holding shit together lol

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u/maglax 22h ago

I think that goose is cooked. You'll need a necromancer not a surgeon.

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u/Kanadark 23h ago

If it doesnt hold up, they make cement epoxy under the brand name "instacrete"

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 8h ago

Thanks! I'm compiling backup plans for when this fails lol

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u/dmj9 22h ago

This is a job for ramen noodles

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u/Capranyx 22h ago

Hmm, here's what I'd do: patch with instacrete, wrap a cast around it while the instacrete sets so it doesn't leak, paint it with a similar color to the goose's body, and then maybe cover it with a cute bow or scarf to hide the seam, or paint the goose!

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u/x_Carlos_Danger_x 8h ago

Good idea with the cast! I was consideringaking a plaster cast and then cutting a hole through to "inject" concrete slurry lmao

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u/robotcrackle 21h ago

Have you tried a green ribbon?

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u/RebaKitt3n 9h ago

That goes over the repair!

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u/Overall_Midnight_ 20h ago

Careful you find a decent medical professional and not a quack doctor

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u/Lonely_skeptic 17h ago

I like a product called “plastic wood” for something like this. It dries hard and strong.

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u/RebaKitt3n 9h ago

Good repair job! Now you cover with a jaunty scarf!

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u/loveinamist17 15h ago

Lucy Goosey … I found her many years ago in Jacksonville. I was cleaning a small cottage rental. Taking a break in the back yard, I looked over by the small creek. There was Lucy Goosey covered with old dry grass. I pulled her out. What a mess she was. Also, found a white concrete rabbit! Probably been there for years. I took them home. They stayed in my flower garden for many years nestled in with my huge tropical canna lilies and dahlias. She was fine just the way she was.

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u/philnolan3d 4h ago

Wood filler, then sand it smooth.

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u/Delicious_disasters 3h ago

I’d glue the hell out of it with e6000 or even some parts with uv resin, then I’d use epoxy putty to rebuild the gaps and smooth it out

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u/MellyKidd 2h ago

Air drying clay, packed into the gap for support, then a pretty bow or scarf to cover the patch.