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Needed another hobby besides just collecting fossils…how about making my collection look better? A lot of the fossils I’ve purchased or have been gifted came with really nice custom stands from the local shop, so I’m starting to make some of my own. Just used a scrap piece of wood for the first one in case I screwed up…my woodworking skills are practically nonexistent but that’ll change with practice. Decided to start off with this nice hadrosaur toe bone I found last year! More will be posted here in the future. I really enjoyed doing this.
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I just picked up a display case for my newly acquired Hyphalosaurus (see this link for the story of how I found it) I commissioned a local carpenter to build it for me, he did a great job, I will certainly use his services again in the future. I might make a stand for it but haven't decided yet.
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These mounts were mentioned in a different post but I thought I would start a new thread since they are completed. I used copper wire to form the mounts, then soldered several places for strength, soldered to a copper plate and tempered the hot metal to make it rigid. I used combinations of vinegar and ammonia in a closed environment to force a patina on the copper. The bases are made from zebrawood with a satin polyurethane finish.
