Ptychodus04 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I’ve been working on this prep on and off for several months for a client and I finally finished it this week. It took 24 hours and there’s a huge pile of rock chips on my bench and lab floor thanks to this! This is the sacrum from a Triassic Phytosaur. Here’s a before and some after photos. This thing was covered in calcite and there were areas where it had displaced the bone and even grew into the bone itself. That stuff will make you lose your religion! 14 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Awesome job, as per usual, Kris. Thanks for showing this. 1 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...
Troodon Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Beautiful work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 @Fossildude19 @Troodon Thanks guys. This was a beast of a prep. 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...
jpc Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, jpc said: very nice Thank you sir. 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...
Huntonia Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Superb! That does look like quite a difficult one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: That stuff will make you lose your religion! Or cause you to start praying? Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Terrific work as always! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Huntonia said: Superb! That does look like quite a difficult one Thanks. 7 hours ago, daves64 said: Or cause you to start praying? The praying starts at the beginning of the prep. Me, “Please Lord, no calcite on this one.” God, “Why should this bone be any different than the rest of the bones In the skeleton?” Me, 5 hours ago, Randyw said: Terrific work as always! Great job! Thanks 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...
LordTrilobite Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Very nice. As usual of course. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: Very nice. As usual of course. Thanks. I’m glad to have this one finished. 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...
RJB Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Good ole calcite. Every preparators nightmare. Id say you did a magnificent job for only 24 hours. Of course I wasnt there so I can only imagine how it must have seemed forever. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, RJB said: Good ole calcite. Every preparators nightmare. Id say you did a magnificent job for only 24 hours. Of course I wasnt there so I can only imagine how it must have seemed forever. RB Thank you. It sure did deem like forever. Thankfully, the Super Jack availed itself upon the matrix with extreme efficiency. 1 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 September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Great job Kris! That calcite can be really mean. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Outstanding job!!! Wish my skills were that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Very very nice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Great job Kris! That calcite can be really mean. Thanks. It sure is. 7 hours ago, Ruger9a said: Outstanding job!!! Wish my skills were that good. It only takes time... and a lot of rock breaking. 7 hours ago, Malcolmt said: Very very nice.... Thanks 1 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...
Jackson g Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Man that is some impressive work!!! It's one thing to prep something you like for your own collection, but I think I would typically care less and have a terrible time prepping something like that for somebody else. Money or not, I would just want it on my shelf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Jackson g said: Man that is some impressive work!!! It's one thing to prep something you like for your own collection, but I think I would typically care less and have a terrible time prepping something like that for somebody else. Money or not, I would just want it on my shelf! Yah. It is hard to give them back sometimes. The caring less part doesn’t happen because that is a very self-limiting scenario. The less you care, the less you have to prep, not typically a good business motto. I have gotten to work on so much that I would never even see on my own it’s unbelievable. That alone is rewarding. I have little desire to curate a large collection and my personal attainment of satisfaction is more experiential so this arrangement suits me well. 1 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...
Jackson g Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 3:28 AM, Ptychodus04 said: Yah. It is hard to give them back sometimes. The caring less part doesn’t happen because that is a very self-limiting scenario. The less you care, the less you have to prep, not typically a good business motto. I have gotten to work on so much that I would never even see on my own it’s unbelievable. That alone is rewarding. I have little desire to curate a large collection and my personal attainment of satisfaction is more experiential so this arrangement suits me well. I suppose that's one difference when it comes to hobby vs career! I look forward to seeing more of your finished jobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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