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Had fun with this left mandible from a Bos primigenius today as I used a new prepping technique I’ve not tried before. After removing as much matrix as possible with a sharpened wooden spatula and brushing away all the resulting dust. 

 

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I decided instead of rinsing the bone under a tap I would try and remove as much residue as possible with everyday “non- perfumed wet wipes”.

 

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And I must admit the results are quite satisfactory on two parts, firstly the problems I always encountered when prepping this type of bone. Is that after over soaking with flowing tap water you could never really dry out the internal structure of the bone sufficiently. Secondly there is far less mess in my utility sink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I then applied a %10 paraloid / acetone mix which penetrates the bone quite well. Then a %20 paraloid /acetone mix to help seal the cracks. I’m not quite sure if it’s the finished article at present as I might tackle the obvious stress fractures you can see when the bone was realised from the bedding matrix.

 

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I’m certainly open to suggestions on how this may be done.

 

P.S. I can also say with confidence that I actually used “dental picks” for cleaning “teeth”.  

 

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Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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Hi Darren,it might be worth using baby wipes,they're cheaper.We use them to clean in the pharmacy,they even remove felt pen ink,even the kind ones,dread to think what they do for bottoms!

 

Yvie

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11 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said:

Great job. I was intrigued by the title as it seemed like an adventure. What can one do with wet wipes and dental pics? 

 

How many wipes did it take?

 

Hi @Ptychodus04 for this particular piece 6 wet wipes were used, I’ve purchased some bio-degradable wet wipes this morning, just for the additional piece of mind effect. My daughter Iris has started on what appears to be a metatarsal from an auroch so we shall apply the same technique.

 

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Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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10 hours ago, Troodon said:

Super job and your jaw looks great.  Amazing what you can do it with just a couple of items

 

10 hours ago, FossilDudeCO said:

Look fantastic great find!

 

11 hours ago, Yvie said:

Hi Darren,it might be worth using baby wipes,they're cheaper.We use them to clean in the pharmacy,they even remove felt pen ink,even the kind ones,dread to think what they do for bottoms!

 

Yvie

 

Thank you for looking @Troodon @FossilDudeCO @Yvie

Regards.....D&E&i

The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty.

https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers

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