Jerry:

I've had great successes with Museum Wax and/or Quake wax.  Holds securely
and cleans off easily, so long as the objects aren't too porous.

Tom Bennett



> To the preparators and designers out there,
> I'm fabricating some shadow boxes to display some small ( 3" to 7" )
> pre-Columbian figures. Some refer to them as "flats". The feet are to be
> rested on a shallow wooden ledge and the figure held in place with a
> loop of braided wire threaded in a clear plastic tubing. What I'm trying
> to come up with is an alternative to the wire & tubing. It's just a
> little too distracting visually. I'm not to fond of wire armatures in
> shadow boxes either. Also I'm trying to stay clear of monofiliment, it
> can abraid and it's longevity(sp?)
> is questionable.
> Anybody got a real "slick trick" out there I'm not thinking of???
> Jerry Fahey

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