Fossildude19 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Amazing Work, as always, Steve! Thanks for bringing us on these journeys. Regards, 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...
ynot Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I do the exact same thing when I want to cut a base for some fossil in rock. Lookin good. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks Guys....RJB.... I must be doing something right then.... I suppose I'm trying to document things we just take for granted really.... If your starting out prepping this kind of stuff, its just tips you dont hear or see anywhere documented... I found another 2 hours....I continued towards the centre and the shell changed from visible to almost invisible.... its as though the shell had dissolved away but only after the shell had fossilised full of sediment... as I skimmed down to uncover the tops of the ribs the shell was filled with a dark sediment and the gaps inbetween the ribs were infilled with light blue sediment... so it was possible to distinguish between the two and was a slow process with the arro pen....I wonder if this dissolving of the very thin shell is a common occurence or perhaps it fractures under pressure if not completely filled with fine sediment.... I also ground the worked rock smooth and also hollowed out the mouth a lot more to make it more defined and visually appealing... Its touches like this you dont always get when your paying for work done but for yourself, time is irrelevant as you work away so you can go as far as you want with it.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Fine work as always, Steve, very classy shell. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Looking very good, Steve. Time to get down to polishing? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thanks Tarquin... Roger.... Shrtly your right but I plan to chase the keel out first from about 25 past back anticlockwise back to 5 to as its stood up....It will take a while but hey...Who is counting .... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Yes, that would complete the picture. Removing some matrix from that side as well and bringing it down to par with the left side? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Roger... Not quite... Its not stood up in that photo... I will be taking more rock from the top anti clockwise to the mouth in that view... The rock on the right is the matrix base... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 I managed an hours prep last night and chased the keel round.... It was worth doing it has quite an impressive Keel this ammonite form.... Pretty big.... Mostly its intact apart from nr the mouth where its naturally worn away at somepoint.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Superb work my friend. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 RJB...Thanks.... I cant wait to finish it but gardening seems to be getting in the way.... It shouldnt be long now... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 I finally finished the 2nd metophioceras..... Compared to the first there is some crushing on the inner whorls which is very common on these shells from the Somerset Coast, making me value the first specimen even more.... Secondly, sometime during the fossilisation process there has been some geological movement making the shell appear more 'eliptical' than the first... I have noticed this on other Somerset shells and also on some Lyme regis ammonite pavements specimens I have prepped.... The colours of the calcite are golden browns to dark browns with a pyritic golden glow here and there although in the sun whilst I was photographing them together there are some beautiful deep reds too on the 2nd whorls.... I dont know if these are visible on the photos... The 2nd shell is 14 1/2 Inches across which is a tad smaller than the first at 15 inch.... They were well worth collecting and prepping even though I wasnt sure of the quality of preservation from the outset bu, both have turned into great additions for the collection....The partial ammonite fragment also adds to the piece... I'm pretty chuffed with the outcome.... 1 Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Yay!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Great prep!! And amazing fossils!! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Well done Steve Another fantastic job. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcordova Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 WOW. What a great job!!!!! Congrats. Welsh Wizard, Good luck this wednesday, rooting for the dragons against Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 simply brilliant! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thanks.... With the big Somerset Coroniceras and those two, have already made my year.... Anything else I find will be a bonus....Not sure what to prep next whilst I'm waiting for inspiration.... 1 Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Beautiful ammo and fantastic prep Steve John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Ditto what everyone else has said, a beautiful pair. Edited July 6, 2016 by TqB Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 John.... Thanks for your interest.... I do try to do them some justice but it can take many hours... Tarquin.... Thanks... Hope your keeping well and finding some goodies.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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