owen Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 hey does anyone have any good tips for prepping a fish nodule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Fish nodule from where? There was a topic a while back, about someone re-doing an old nodule from Brazil. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Canada, it is a Mallotus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hmm. That could be tricky. Maybe if you post some pictures, @Ptychodus04 or @RJB will have some ideas for you. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I am going to buy it from a website - I will post some photos. I was hoping to learn more on how to prep it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 We don't allow links to outside sales sources, or mentions of their websites. You can post photos, however. (I fixed it for you. ) Not sure any more prep would be helpful. These nodules can be very fragile and would require some expertise in prepping. Removing more of the matrix would require a fine air scribe and air abrasion, most likely. @FossilDAWG Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Sorry I forgot thanks for fixing it and thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 This looks like it will probably be a hard matrix up against the fish. It will require a pneumatic scribe to do much of anything with it. Do you have prep tools? 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...
owen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I have a fossil shack air scribe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I never did anything other than to split with a hammer (with occasional help from a sharp chisel) or freeze/thaw when it comes to these Leda Clay nodules. I can't say anything regarding more sophisticated prepping tools. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 @FossilDAWG Ok when I get it done I will tell you if it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Looks like a very difficult prep? You do what you want but id suggest this is not a beginer project. There are a lot easier preps out in the world. I wish you the best of luck whatever you decide. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 If the matrix is really hard and has little separation between matrix and fossil, you might end up needing to work with either air abrasion (i.e., sand blaster) or acid. This is a completely different type of preparation than mechanical and requires its own skillset - not to mention machinery. Since this project is likely to involve at least two if not three of the mentioned techniques, indeed not an easy project for a beginner. 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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