RJB Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Here is a rather large fish ive been working on for the last 15 years!!! Bout time I finish it up so I can hang it onto the wall. Ive still got to sand some edges so it will fit into the frame Ive already built for it. Then put a 1/2 inch ply backing on it and then,,,,,,, by gooly,,,, it will be ready to hang. I found some old wood on a very delapitated building along side the road one day, so its like that barnwood that everyone likes. plus it looks old too. The fish it old, so why not the wood too. I should have this done in a few days. Woooooop,,,Wooooop!!! I actually prepped this out 11 years ago and its been sittin in a dark shed ever since. Gots the fish, the frame and the ply already to go. Just gunna take a bit of tiime, and the help of my youngest son to help hang it. its quite heavy!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Very nice Phareodus Ron! Will look gorgeous on your wall! I have a small 12 or 13 inch fish that needs to be set and mounted as well! Quite a bit smaller than your piece there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Need someone to hold it down, if you don't it could swim away! Nice fish btw. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Nice piece! Looking forward to seeing the whole collection display. 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...
Doctor Mud Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Very nice piece! When does your museum open and how many steaks does it cost for entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Very nice! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Thanks everybody. And @Xiphactinus, this may not be a 'big fish' compaired to your big fish, but at least I dont have to build an intirely new room for it. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just now, RJB said: Thanks everybody. And @Xiphactinus, this may not be a 'big fish' compaired to your big fish, but at least I dont have to build an intirely new room for it. RB Ha! You do have a truly stunning fish there. And yes, your subject title was sure "click bait" for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Gees Ron, you are always pulling some spectacular beastie out of your various hiding places. Very nice. That thing was hanging around for 11 years waiting to get mounted the way it needs for display. It looks to me like you must have an amazing museum in waiting out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 hour ago, crabfossilsteve said: Gees Ron, you are always pulling some spectacular beastie out of your various hiding places. That's better than the place Ron usually pulls stuff out of. 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 August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 @Xiphactinus, its actually a piece of cow poop with some problems, but it was the first big Phareodus I prepped. RB @crabfossilsteve. I wonder sometimes what else I have hiding somewhere? Ha!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 That's one cool fish Ron. Make sure you post a pic of it on the wall. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Ok, I did say 3 days, but as you can see now, it was more like 10 more days to get this ready to hang. its now sittin in my office but still have to put the other part of the 'Z-Bar' onto the wall with some big screws. The amazing thing for me was how much bigger it got once it came into the house!!! Also, i dont know if you can see them or not, but there are 5 rusty nails still in the frame. I thought that was purty cool. Was a challenge to cut on the table saw! But looks really cool now. Oh, its a 22 inch fish. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 @RJB this looks awesome!!! I have the perfect spot in my study. 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 August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Hey man, @Ptychodus04, maybe I can get you a big fish. I have lots. Just a thought. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 You're right, Ron. That is really cool! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 You guys @Ptychodus04, @Ludwigia are too nice. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 hour ago, RJB said: Hey man, @Ptychodus04, maybe I can get you a big fish. I have lots. Just a thought. RB That's quite an offer but I'm sure they are WAY above my pay grade. 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...
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