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My old trowel finally gave out on me at the Pompeii dig site.
It was a Marshalltown I've had since my first field school in 2011. The handle snapped clean off while I was working a delicate ash layer yesterday. I had to borrow a spare from a grad student for the rest of the afternoon. Anyone have a good lead on a really tough replacement that can handle volcanic soil?
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matthew1223d ago
Saw a thread on a field tech forum about WHS trowels holding up well in abrasive conditions. Might be worth a look.
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anthony_burns3d ago
Actually, volcanic ash is surprisingly soft on tools. Isn't the real killer at Pompeii all the old, hard-packed wall plaster and mortar?
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