fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm wrapping up the finishing touches on my Mazon Creek cabinet. I made custom lexan shelves. Wrapped the backer with basket weave vinyl. And mounted rope lighting around it. One problem is the plastic doors. They're shot and i need to replace them with good ol' fashioned glass. I also made all of the custom mounts for my collection. I tried to utilize as much space as possible, so i made the mounts all different sizes. All of the mounts are cut lexan. I still have to make a few more, but 99% are done. And if i ever have the luxury of finding better examples of the specimens i have now, i can just keep cycling them into my main large display case. These are just my best finds to date. Flora side. Mainly pit 2. Fauna side. Mainly pit 11. Let me know if you have any questions on who, what, where and how. Thanks for lookin' 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PennyT. Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow! Can see you put hours of effort into finding them so why not into displaying them. Nice work. Link to post Share on other sites
Mediospirifer Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice collection! That huge tullymonster is pretty awesome! I need to look at my tubs of nodules that spent the winter on my porch (maybe in a few weeks, I don't think winter is done here yet!) and see what opened up. I don't expect anything as spectacular as most of what you have there, but I'll have to post pictures when i do look. Good luck in future hunting! Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow! Can see you put hours of effort into finding them so why not into displaying them. Nice work. Thank you. My thoughts exactly. Very nice collection! That huge tullymonster is pretty awesome! I need to look at my tubs of nodules that spent the winter on my porch (maybe in a few weeks, I don't think winter is done here yet!) and see what opened up. I don't expect anything as spectacular as most of what you have there, but I'll have to post pictures when i do look. Good luck in future hunting! Thank you. I'll try and help with IDs the best i can when you get around to it. Hopefully you get some good stuff! Good luck to you as well. Link to post Share on other sites
DE&i Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Really nice Charlie I can see a lot of thought and effort has gone in there. Link to post Share on other sites
snolly50 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks great. I really like your "piggyback" stands. I have tended to display open nodules, part and counterpart, side by side; like an open book. I think your way looks very nice and seems an efficient use of cabinet space. Thanks for the post. Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Really nice Charlie I can see a lot of thought and effort has gone in there. Thanks Darren. It was, and is a labor of love. I did everything on my breaks at work. Haha Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks great. I really like your "piggyback" stands. I have tended to display open nodules, part and counterpart, side by side; like an open book. I think your way looks very nice and seems an efficient use of cabinet space. Thanks for the post. Thank you, Sir Snolly. I really wanted to be efficient as possible, so i went vertical. I like the outcome. Link to post Share on other sites
jpc Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice collection... Nice display... And Wow on that Tully monster. Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice collection... Nice display... And Wow on that Tully monster. Thanks JP. I hope i can find a better preserved Tully this season. Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks great! You've a good eye for arrangement and use of space! Link to post Share on other sites
nala Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow !great display and stunning samples! Link to post Share on other sites
Raggedy Man Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wow Charlie ...amazing display of specimens there Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks great! You've a good eye for arrangement and use of space! Wow !great display and stunning samples! Wow Charlie ...amazing display of specimens there Thanks guys! I appreciate it. Link to post Share on other sites
PFOOLEY Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That is a very impressive cabinet ...the rope lighting is a brilliant idea. Link to post Share on other sites
sseth Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 What an amazing collection. They are very well displayed. Link to post Share on other sites
RCFossils Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great display Charlie! You have amassed a great collection in a relatively short period of time. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Excellent Charlie! You are an artist and a craftsman! Thanks for showing us - always interested in seeing peoples display options. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 That is a very impressive cabinet ...the rope lighting is a brilliant idea. Thank you, Mike. It works well. It just doesn't look the greatest when the cabinet is open. Oh well....haha What an amazing collection. They are very well displayed. Thanks, Seth. I appreciate that coming from a fellow display maker. Great display Charlie! You have amassed a great collection in a relatively short period of time. I really appreciate that Rob, coming from a Mazon vet. and expert. As you know, a lot of sweat, sticks to the eyes, spider bites, aching muscles and a lot of time, has paid off so far. I'm blessed to do it. Excellent Charlie! You are an artist and a craftsman! Thanks for showing us - always interested in seeing peoples display options. Regards, Thanks, Tim. Hopefully i can post my other displays soon. I just have to clean them up.....ugh.....I'm sure you know how that goes. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very, very nice work, Charlie. What are the dimensions of the case? How thick are the lexan shelves? Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very, very nice work, Charlie. What are the dimensions of the case? How thick are the lexan shelves? Thanks, John. The shelves are 1/2" thick. They were cut from high speed train windows. I drilled and tapped them from the back, so they aren't going anywhere. And i believe the cabinet measures about 26"x30". A typical medicine cabinet size. Link to post Share on other sites
Auspex Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The handy man is strong in this one... Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 The handy man is strong in this one... Haha, anyway to save a buck. Thanks, Chas. Link to post Share on other sites
michele 1937 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm wrapping up the finishing touches on my Mazon Creek cabinet. I made custom lexan shelves. Wrapped the backer with basket weave vinyl. And mounted rope lighting around it. One problem is the plastic doors. They're shot and i need to replace them with good ol' fashioned glass. I also made all of the custom mounts for my collection. I tried to utilize as much space as possible, so i made the mounts all different sizes. All of the mounts are cut lexan. I still have to make a few more, but 99% are done. And if i ever have the luxury of finding better examples of the specimens i have now, i can just keep cycling them into my main large display case. These are just my best finds to date. Flora side. Mainly pit 2. IMG_20150317_204304.jpg IMG_20150317_203310.jpg IMG_20150317_204144.jpg IMG_20150317_203216.jpg IMG_20150317_203113.jpg IMG_20150317_202951.jpg Fauna side. Mainly pit 11. IMG_20150317_204415.jpg IMG_20150317_203353.jpg IMG_20150317_203456.jpg IMG_20150317_203558.jpg IMG_20150317_203641.jpg IMG_20150317_203709.jpg Let me know if you have any questions on who, what, where and how. Thanks for lookin' nice collection compliments Link to post Share on other sites
Wrangellian Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Did you paint something over that Tully? Link to post Share on other sites
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