DanJeavs Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 After a few months of many acid baths and manual prep, I finished this quality piece off this afternoon. Most likely heavily predated by another marine reptile. There’s verts, neural arches, ribs, teeth and jaw. Probably around 30 hours of prep in total. Finally have an abrasion unit on its way so all that’s left is to finish the matrix. This is my first foray into proper bone prep, only really doing smaller pieces before, and needed a challenge during this lockdown I’m the uk. Pretty happy with how it’s come out. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Great looking fossil, Dan! You did quite well with this, I think. Thanks for posting it. 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...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Well done Dan It looks good. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 For all of the hard work, the finished product is wonderful! Can you point out the teeth and jaw for me? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhiggi Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Lovely work @DanJeavs, would you go into a bit more detail on the acid prep process? I often see blocks like this On sale, but just sliced and polished, I think it’s such a waste of a nice piece and have often wondered if there was an alternative way of prepping them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannie55 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 What lovely bones you have posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Very nice Dan RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I'll bet you just can't wait to get your hands on that abrader 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Very nice prep work! Great job and awesome specimen. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 21 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Great looking fossil, Dan! You did quite well with this, I think. Thanks for posting it. Thank you! I think I’ll come back to it at some point and refine it once I have my new pens and abrasive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 20 hours ago, Welsh Wizard said: Well done Dan It looks good. Nick Cheers buddy. Only thing lockdown has been good for haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 19 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: For all of the hard work, the finished product is wonderful! Can you point out the teeth and jaw for me? Mike I’ll see if it’ll let me upload pictures depending on size. Somebody really ought to look into solving this issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, DanJeavs said: I’ll see if it’ll let me upload pictures depending on size. Somebody really ought to look into solving this issue. That’s the one it will let me upload but there’s another 4-5 that’ll I’ll be getting out at a later date. The jaw section is on the main pic far left hand side. Though it’s hard to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 12 hours ago, dhiggi said: Lovely work @DanJeavs, would you go into a bit more detail on the acid prep process? I often see blocks like this On sale, but just sliced and polished, I think it’s such a waste of a nice piece and have often wondered if there was an alternative way of prepping them If they’ve been cut and polished it’s because of how pyritic it is mate and it’s not worth while prepping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 9 hours ago, jeannie55 said: What lovely bones you have posted. Thank you! Just wish my old would stay this well preserved haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'll bet you just can't wait to get your hands on that abrader Like you wouldn’t believe. I have some quality material that only an abrader can do. Kills me everytime I look in the boxes haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: Very nice prep work! Great job and awesome specimen. Cheers! Very happy to have it in my collection. Hopefully I’ll find a plesi next..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 hours ago, RJB said: Very nice Dan RB Thanks Ron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, DanJeavs said: That’s the one it will let me upload but there’s another 4-5 that’ll I’ll be getting out at a later date. You can add any additional images in your replies. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, DanJeavs said: That’s the one it will let me upload but there’s another 4-5 that’ll I’ll be getting out at a later date. The jaw section is on the main pic far left hand side. Though it’s hard to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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