mattbsharks Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hi Everyone, I recently came into possession of some megalodon teeth that are absolutely perfect for restorations. They started out as 3/4 complete teeth. This one ended up being 6 11/16 inches which is my biggest tooth ever! It has some really nice serrations on it all of the way around. I did restorations to the tip, severe enamel peel on the front and back, blade near the bourlette, and lots of reconstruction of the root. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattbsharks Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 This one wound up being 6 25/36 or 6.694 inches There were essentially both corners broken off. I also restored the tip. This tooth has a little bit of serrations, but much less so than the other tooth. I have always been envious of teeth restored by Matty Swilp from Matty's megs, and I think I finally figured out one of the tricks of the trade. I obviously have a long way to go before I am anywhere near as good as Matty though. If you put a gloss designed for acrylic paints over the entire blade area of the tooth, both the restored and natural part, the tooth will wind up looking more realistic and it will be a lot harder to pinpoint where the restorations were made. I believe that Matty does this, because if you look at any of his restored teeth on ebay, they have extremely shiny blades that look similar to these ones. You can find this gloss at michaels for like $5. I hope you enjoyed seeing my restored teeth! -Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Nice work Matt. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbsharks Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, RJB said: Nice work Matt. RB Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Always pretty fossils coming from you, keep up the good work! “...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...
mattbsharks Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 3 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Always pretty fossils coming from you, keep up the good work! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamorris1999 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 It really is a lot of fun doing this isn't it? Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbsharks Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 2:39 PM, wamorris1999 said: It really is a lot of fun doing this isn't it? Good job thanks, it's a blast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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