wax might work


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From: "David Campbell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Fossils


> The best approach is to try to find something that can be undone, if
> necessary.  Plaster is hard to get back off of a specimen.
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Eddy WILMET <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>> I've got a very large fossil pecten maximus from a friend but the flat
>> side is broken in pieces and I would like to reconstruct the complete
>> shell by filling the bold shell up with a compound so I can put back the
>> pieces of the flat shell on top of it recreating it almost completely.
>> Can
>> I use plaster to do this or is there something better on the market?
>> Regards,:-)
>>
>> Eddy
>>
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