RJB Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I acquired some lobster concretions while in Quartzite and was asked to show the prep process, so here goes. I picked out what I thought was the best 3 and tossed the others aside. This is #2. Not a lot of 'glue up' on this one. This one is hollow so whats going to happen is going to be quite interesting to say the least. Hollow fossils can be a real pain in the you know what and a real challenge!!! I already put in a ton of glue in what hollow area that was exposed in the break but what other hollow area's are yet to be seen. All I can say is,,, "wish me luck please". RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Can't wait! Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Good luck!!! 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 January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Thanks guys. Please be patient. All in good time as they say. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 If anyone can do it, you can Ron. 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 February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yep, this one is already giving me problems. I was happily removing rock when a cracks appeared. I carefully removed the chunks of rock hoping that it would come 'off' the lobster and take any with it. Nope! You can see how this interior is chockablock full of crystal. So, I glued what pieces I could back on and went back to rock removal. The tip of my tool sunk into a gigantic hole!!! Nothing but a huge cave inside parts of this lobster. So, tons of glue and now on hold for a couple of days. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Wow! When I have to prep fossils with a void such as this, I usually take my time adding copious amounts of extremely thin glue to fill the void. Of course, this sounds like the exact same process you are employing. Great minds… 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 February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Great minds. Ha!! Good one. At least you and I think so. The problem with a hollow lobster is it has so many 'compartments', and who knows what parts are hollow and what parts aren't? Oh well, as long as it turns out ok in the end I don't mind the extra time and effort. A good lobster is very very very hard to come by!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Ok, did some more work on this hollow thing. Took off the rock that I glued back onto the tail end. Came our purty good but I can now see that the big right claw has a major problem! Dang! Little left claw is coming out perty good? Still lots of work to do. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Nice tail Ron Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Thanks Rick. Tail was a bit hollow too. Got me two little areas to fill in and fix, but very hard to see in the photo. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 4 more hours into this lobster #2. Lots and lots of problems but I can see that it has a 'proboscis'. The claws are not very well preserved but at least they are there. All in all, its coming along perty good. 7 hollow cave ins now. Lots to fix. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I love watching the progress on these amazing work. Look back just a few pics and looks like just a rock! Quite the talent you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Thank you aerogrower. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Looking great so far. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Congratulations on your HOLY LOBSTER! It is looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Oh seems to be there Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Very cool Ron. It looks like the head is coming out quite nice. Waiting to see what you actually get after working out the claws. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thanks again all. I should have an update in a day or two? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Done quite a bit of work on this one. Here is an update photo. Has problems but coming along. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Nice job of teasing that lobster out of its rocky grave Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Alrighty then, done quite a bit of work smoothing out some rock around this critter. Starting to look like something now. Got about 4 or 5 more hours in fixing/repair and doing some 'face' work, but should be a decent lobster once complete. Not the best lobster but far from the worst! here is an update photo. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Now THAT looks like a lobster! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Nice work Ron Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Wow! Just don't know what else to say but wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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