RJB Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Ok, ive started on one of the White River tortoises. Sad to say, I hope I never get one like this again. Just the nastiest rock ive run into in a very long time. Its like the whole thing is wrapped up in a thin coating of very hard iron!!! Impossible to not beat it up!!! Not happy at all with the way this is turning out! I mean, its still purty dang cool, but trying to get the iron stuff off is an absolute pain in the you know what!!! To say the least. Anyways, ive got a bit over 15 hours in this so far with at least 20 more hours to go. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Just shaking my head in awe! Beautiful material and unbelievable skill. ...You are making me want to go into the garage again this weekend and start learning how to do this prepping stuff and torture some echinoids and gastropods I have....lol.... Keep after em. Enjoy this post immensely! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Thank you @Plantguy RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 21 hours ago, RJB said: Ok, ive started on one of the White River tortoises. Sad to say, I hope I never get one like this again. Just the nastiest rock ive run into in a very long time. Its like the whole thing is wrapped up in a thin coating of very hard iron!!! Impossible to not beat it up!!! Not happy at all with the way this is turning out! I mean, its still purty dang cool, but trying to get the iron stuff off is an absolute pain in the you know what!!! To say the least. Anyways, ive got a bit over 15 hours in this so far with at least 20 more hours to go. RB That is awesome Ron Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thanks @fossisle RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Holy Cow Ron. That SD trip was some kind of fantastically productive excursion. Two rare crabbies and wonderfully beautiful ammonites. As you know, I'm addicted to crabs, but do love ammonites too. I "hate" you with green envy. Wow o wow man. That Homolid is driving me mad with its completeness and with those long thin legs. I certainly look forward to seeing it finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 On 17/06/2017 at 0:12 AM, RJB said: Ok, ive started on one of the White River tortoises. Sad to say, I hope I never get one like this again. Just the nastiest rock ive run into in a very long time. Its like the whole thing is wrapped up in a thin coating of very hard iron!!! Impossible to not beat it up!!! Not happy at all with the way this is turning out! I mean, its still purty dang cool, but trying to get the iron stuff off is an absolute pain in the you know what!!! To say the least. Anyways, ive got a bit over 15 hours in this so far with at least 20 more hours to go. RB Ron, you're an artist! Fantastic result! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thank you guys, @crabfossilsteve and @JohnBrewer. Here is an update on this tortoise. Another 5 and 1/2 hours. Its missing some stuff, but all in all, perty dang nice! Still has a bit more work to do on it though. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Incredible work Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Beautiful! That ironstone can be a real pain for sure! I once prepped a fish fish that had it all over it. Royal pain in the posterior! Some spots had so much Iron that my carbide stylus just polished it!!! 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 June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 My wife does not believe in Murphy. Ha!! Boy is she wrong! I got the first tortoise about as far as i could go and figured that I would prep out the 2nd one so I can use that one for an example to rebuild the missing part of the 1st one. Ha!!! After about 5 hours of taking off a ton of rock I realized that the same part is missing!!! What the FFFFFFF!!!! I absolutely 100% percently tell you that Murphy is way up in the sky with both of those special fingers pointing in my direction!!! Anyways, here is the 2nd tortoise. Very disapointed in this one. Seems like mother nature in the fossil world is always throwing a curve ball. Now I have to try and get a 3rd one? The 5 gallon bucket was empty right before I started the first tortoise. Ive never filled a bucket so fast! All chips from these tortoises. Belive you me, lots of rock removal for these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 That is quite a pile of rock chips! Are you using a ME9100/CP9361 sized scribe or something bigger for your bulk matrix removal? Of all the snarge luck! Two missing the same pieces... That is frustrating for sure. I wonder if that's due to a particular predation style or you just have the worst luck? 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 June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Hey @Ptychodus04, I have one of those Juniour jacks. Takes off 10 times more material than the ME9100. The only problem with one of those jacks is,,, if you do make a mistake, it can be a Dooooozy!!! Im going to put these aside for awhile and get back to the ammos. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, RJB said: Hey @Ptychodus04, I have one of those Juniour jacks. Takes off 10 times more material than the ME9100. The only problem with one of those jacks is,,, if you do make a mistake, it can be a Dooooozy!!! Im going to put these aside for awhile and get back to the ammos. RB Yes sir, those things will tear up rock and specimen without discrimination! My next scribe purchase is going to be one. Can't wait to see more ammonite pics. 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 June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Ok @Ptychodus04, i worked up a storm today on some more ammos. None of them are done, but just getting some of my 'lessor' ammos ready for sale. I might keep one or two? Depends on how they prep out of course. Easy to see why folks like the Fox Hills ammo's so much. Even the so-so ones are full of color!!! Still lots more sittin on two tables and more on the floor. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 @RJB those are beautiful! can you hear hear me drooling from Texas? That's not tropical storm Cindy, it's my drool cup spilling! 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...
Shellseeker Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Sweet!!! I was focused on the floor and almost missed all the goodies up on the shelf! I love the colors The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Such great finds. I was out there last week looking for ammos, but pretty not the luck you had. Most that we found were an inch or smaller. Plus there's about 1000 pelycopods to every ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thanks guys. Been busy prepping ammo's again. Got lots more to do on some, but its getting done? here are two little beauties ive finished up today. One is a really nice and very pretty and very colorful Sphenodiscus and the other is a complete but small Discoscaphities gulosum? Just nice stuff! Both headed for the display case. Oh, the little Spheno has some wonderful purples on it!!! RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 That's it, I officially don't like you anymore! JK, those are beautiful. If one happens to fall into the box with the fish you're sending me, pay it no mind... 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...
Shellseeker Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Just gorgeous, Ron ..GORGEOUS!!!! You will have to give us a video tour of that "display case" at some point. Nice prep The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Looks like You did very good on Your trip! You just keep posting so many great pieces it boggles My mind. Have You chosen one for the IPFOTM contest? (Looks like You may have a hard time picking one from all the great pieces You have already posted.) 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 June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Thanks again everybody. @ynot, I was going to post a rare crab on FOTM, but it turns out that there are 3 claws on the right hand side of the crab and not sure whats going on with the dang thing. I never thought about posting an ammonite? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 You can send any of those beautiful ammonites on to me, but I for one would really like to see that freakie 3 clawed crabbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 22 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Just gorgeous, Ron ..GORGEOUS!!!! You will have to give us a video tour of that "display case" at some point. Nice prep I second this idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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