Ptychodus04 Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 8:44 AM, RJB said: That abrasive work should make it 'pop'. and I dont mean to be picky, but the way they smoothed out the rock around the edges is awful. Just my oppinion. RB I agree. Rarely do you see a prep that is so bad that it makes one question the authenticity of an authentic specimen! This one did it. The smoothing of the matrix was a big red flag. It made the piece look like it was glued to the base when in fact, it was not. I'm hoping to rough this up a bit to make it more natural looking. 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...
snolly50 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said: It made the piece look like it was glued to the base when in fact, it was not. I'm hoping to rough this up a bit to make it more natural looking. Excellent! I think this tactic will improve the piece. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Well, I didn’t get the matrix as rough as I would have liked but it does look better. I just finished up the final cleanup. Soup to nuts, this took me 14 hours. The specimen is very stable now and shows up better against the matrix. I’m still amazed at the pink color of the bones that was hidden under all the old glue! 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Beautiful finish! Glad this specimen got to you for prep, it was in bad need of it! “...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...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Here’s a refresher of how this little guy looked when it arrived. 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...
Peat Burns Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Beautiful save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Beautiful finish! Glad this specimen got to you for prep, it was in bad need of it! 3 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: Beautiful save! Thanks. This was a fun project. 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...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 WOW!! What a difference a good prep can make. Glad You got to save this piece from a pile of rubbish. 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 February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 What a really fun project that must have been. Nice job man!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 12 hours ago, ynot said: WOW!! What a difference a good prep can make. Glad You got to save this piece from a pile of rubbish. 1 hour ago, RJB said: What a really fun project that must have been. Nice job man!!! RB Thanks guys. It’s a great feeling when you’re done with a prep and it turned out well. 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...
StevenJD Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Turned out really nice. Great job Kris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 That turned out great Kris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Next prep is a mammoth tooth and large jaw fragment from Fredericksburg, TX. 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...
aeon.rocks Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Great project and work. Curious question, would be possible to make more contrast between matrix and bones, ribs, head... or is specimen (bones, matrix) too fragile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Excellent work, as usual, Kris. Thanks for this enlightening thread. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Wow. Who knew it was possible to prep an already prepped fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 On 4/22/2018 at 6:31 AM, aeon.rocks said: Great project and work. Curious question, would be possible to make more contrast between matrix and bones, ribs, head... or is specimen (bones, matrix) too fragile? Pictures don’t really do it justice. There’s more bone revealed that appears to be the case. With small bones like this, it is a dangerous proposition to remove too much matrix. It also had to survive a trip half way across the country. 3 hours ago, FossilSniper said: Wow. Who knew it was possible to prep an already prepped fossil? It is far more common that one would think. I have prepped a ton of fossils that had already had prep work done on them. Often, the original work is substandard or they used coatings that don’t age well. I once worked on a block of mosasaur ribs and verts that was a sickly yellowish color (matrix and fossil). I determined it was caused by 20+ year old lacquer and spent a dozen hours removing it with scribes and alcohol. The final result was a block with beautiful gray shale matrix and deep chocolate brown bones. 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...
FossilSniper Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said: I once worked on a block of mosasaur ribs and verts that was a sickly yellowish color (matrix and fossil). I determined it was caused by 20+ year old lacquer and spent a dozen hours removing it with scribes and alcohol. The final result was a block with beautiful gray shale matrix and deep chocolate brown bones. Wow. Have any pictures? That sounds like a unique experience. Still am very impressed by the Psittaco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 8 hours ago, FossilSniper said: Wow. Have any pictures? That sounds like a unique experience. Still am very impressed by the Psittaco. Unfortunately, no pics. I lost a stack of photos in a hard drive crash a few years ago and the pics of this piece were one of the casualties. The Psittacosaurus was a great specimen to work on. 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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