Paleo-Bond

Diana Komejan <dandi [at] tallships__ca> writes

>Does anyone have any information of an adhesive called Paleo-Bond?
>Specific it has been recommended as a filler and adhesive for
>Mammoth Ivory. Is this an appropriate adhesive?

Several years ago, I had the chance to used Paleo-Bond on several
types of dinosaur fossils.  The general conclusion of our lab, the
paleontology lab at Southern Methodist University, was that it was
very expensive super glue. As I recall, it dissolved easily in
acetone, but there was also a specific Paleo-Bond solvent available
(I don't remember what that was.)  We went back to using super glue
when we ran out of Paleo-Bond.  There was a slower-drying formula
available, which I imagine could be helpful in some instances.

Adrienne F. King
Graduate Research Assistant
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
University of North Texas
PO Box 305100
Denton, TX 76203
940-565-3954


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