Ludwigia Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I recently recieved a very interesting block with two ammonites of the same species to prepare on commission which I would like to show you here. They lay about 10 cm. apart one over the other, so either they were imbedded at different times or else they reached their final positions through turbulence. Staufenia staufensis is the species, one having a diameter of 18cm. and the other one of 16. They come from the Middle Jurassic bradfordensis zone of the Late Aalenian. I'll show you the progression of the preparation using 4 blocks of 4 photos each showing different perspectives of the block. The first thing I did was to rid the block of as much excess matrix as possible with hammer and chisel, but I didn't think to take photos of the original, so the first photos to be seen are the ones taken after that. Below is the state after a few hours of work with the styluses. It's starting to get into shape now. Then I spent the next few hours abrading and fine-tuning the shape with the styluses, rocking back and forth between the two as necessary. ...Looks like I'm going to have to make another post... 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ludwigia Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Last but not least there was still a little fine-fine tuning, abrading and smoothing to do before I applied the Rember. Here's the end result. 8 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: Don How's the popcorn? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: How's the popcorn? Tasty! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Well done! The orientation makes it appear like some sort of strange gear device from the Jurassic. I would be a little nervous applying a hammer and chisel, but you're a pro and this turned out lovely. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kane said: Well done! The orientation makes it appear like some sort of strange gear device from the Jurassic. I would be a little nervous applying a hammer and chisel, but you're a pro and this turned out lovely. I think the dinos were about to experiment with the wheel, but I guess they had some second thoughts about it in the end, since they didn't want to have to deal with the likes of Greta Thunberg. If you'd have seen the block beforehand you might not have been so nervous. The hammer and chisel work saved me about 4 hours worth of stylus work. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 How sweet is that?! Awesome! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Awesome job Roger. Well done! Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Darktooth said: How sweet is that?! Awesome! 5 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: Awesome job Roger. Well done! Thanks guys. My customer is in 7th heaven and has already ordered a revolving stand for it Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 That’s a really neat piece . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Thanks for showing us the progress. It will look sweet on a nice revolving platform for display. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 That looks like it was a tuff prep job. Very nice work my friend. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Certainly a beauty to behold- both the fossil and the prep work. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: That’s a really neat piece . 3 hours ago, digit said: Thanks for showing us the progress. It will look sweet on a nice revolving platform for display. Cheers. -Ken 2 hours ago, RJB said: That looks like it was a tuff prep job. Very nice work my friend. RB 2 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Certainly a beauty to behold- both the fossil and the prep work. Congratulations. Thanks for your comments everyone. It sure is a nice piece. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Great work Roger Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Quality stuff! Awesome prep work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, belemniten said: Great work Roger 3 minutes ago, Abstraktum said: Quality stuff! Awesome prep work. Thanks guys Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Beautiful work! Roughly how long did it take you to complete this piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 21 hours ago, Allosaurus said: Beautiful work! Roughly how long did it take you to complete this piece? About 13 hours. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Impressive, nice work!! 1 Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 48 minutes ago, fossisle said: Impressive, nice work!! Thanks Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Wonderful job, very impressive prep work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1.1.2020 at 12:42 AM, Ruger9a said: Wonderful job, very impressive prep work. Thanks. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Nice! Really cool composition. And nice prep too. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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