Comments on: Collecting Coquinas https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2012/12/02/collecting-coquinas/ Collecting seashells on the beaches of Sanibel, Captiva and the world Fri, 18 Sep 2015 02:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Elna https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2012/12/02/collecting-coquinas/#comment-44658 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:21:41 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=12944#comment-44658 In reply to Traci.

Traci – could you tell us what type of glue you pick up at the shell shop? I’ve been doing a “search” for shell glue on google and I’m finding a perplexing mix of answers.

]]> By: Olga https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2012/12/02/collecting-coquinas/#comment-44613 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:56:31 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=12944#comment-44613 In reply to Cheri.

Great idea! Elmer’s glue is also handy for strengthening the walls of sea urchins. This is what I did last year: I mixed the glue 50/50 with water, then dunked the cleaned out (and obviously found not alive) urchins in the glue solution. I then let the urchins dry on a piece of something non- absorbent, like wax paper. I have found that a couple of coats of this will help to save the spines, and if you pack carefully in a plastic container, you can even get them home in one piece in a suitcase….

]]> By: Mary Ann Preston https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2012/12/02/collecting-coquinas/#comment-44598 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:57:59 +0000 http://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/?p=12944#comment-44598 Oh thank you Pam, ditto on what ALL the previous shellers said!!

Big hugs!!

Mary Ann
from CT

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