First try, not awful

[jort68]

Hey Preppers,

 

I was looking into beginners prep yesterday and found a good equipment survey on the nautiloid network, here's the link in case you might be interested. I tracked down a pin vise in the house and started picking away at this miocene clam I collected over the winter at the Topanga formation in Topanga canyon, CA. Picked off the sandstone and I think it looks a bit better this way  Thanks for looking.

 

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After:

[Kane]

Good work. Patience and a steady hand are always a good mix for nice results. 

And a fine link, too. That site is maintained by a good member here. 

[caldigger]

I agree the webpage is a good insight on what tools are useful for good prepping purposes.  However, I do take issue with Ted's prep station. It is far too clean to have ever been used!  

 

Great job on the clam by the way.  My first was a small brachiopod from Tennessee.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice job. 

I love pin-prepping. 

Have been doing so much in lock-down that my fingers are sore, so having a day off today. 

[Jeffrey P]

That's a beautiful clam. Nice job!

[jort68]

Hey thanks yall, feel like I've seen some amazing preps from each of you. Thanks for checking it out

 

 

 

[FossilNerd]

Looks like a good first try to me. Not awful at all. 

[Peat Burns]

[Ludwigia]

Nicely done.

[Ptychodus04]

Yah. I’m with Doren, that has to be the “lab” that he shows visitors.  Maybe it’s just because my lab looks like a quarry...

 

Nice first prep. You did a better job than I did on my first.

[Jeffrey P]

Is the site where that clam was found still available?

[ParkerPaleo]

Nicely done on your first prep attempt.