RandyB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Thanks to Blake(FossilDudeCo), I was able to purchase an unprepped plate back in March to try my hand at my first green river fish. It's been a busy year so it's just been been sitting on my prep table mocking me for the past 8 months. This weekend I finally spent some time working on it. Learned a lot, what works, what really doesn't, and mostly that I now want to get out to the green river formation and go 'fishing' for myself. It's certainly far from perfect and I need to get some carbide needle chisels to clean up details for any I do in the future, but overall I was pretty excited with it. It's a Pricacara Liops and the fish measures out at 5 1/8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Looks good nevertheless, but do you think you could sharpen up the pics a bit? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice job Randy. My first prep tool was one of my wife's stake knifes. Ha! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 looks great! All the spines are up too! Love the progression pics, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Nice job on that Randy! Thanks for posting it. 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...
caldigger Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Most excellent prep job, especially for the first time. I am sure mine would not turn out nearly as nice. Great that its in the middle of the plate and none is cut off. Good choice on the plate Blake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Well done. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Very nice! Beautiful fish. ~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...
Pagurus Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 It looks terrific to me. Much better than my first (and only, so far) prep. Real nice. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Nice job ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 That is a nice prep! Now You are ready for all the fish You will find on the trip to sseth's quarry!! 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...
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