A preparator might also have to fill in the missing pieces of the fossil to stabilize it or to make it presentable for museum display. This takes a very artistic person to do this job and there are only a few that are exceptional at this task. Many skeletons that are seen in museums are only partially authentic fossils, the rest has been created by a preparator with exceptional talent. A preparators tools are very customized depending on the person and also on the fossil. There is really no preparators hardware store to say the least.
Most tools come from a variety of other professions like dentistry.
These are just to name a few of the more common tools use. Each preparator will find the best tools to fit their style of preparation. Lets take a look at the process of preparation. Come follow the preparation of a Triceratops Brow Horn.