6ix Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) In the past, for us Easter has been a time of cracking open presents at our local, but we had other plans and headed to a different spot for our holiday (Still did some fossil hunting & found some nice oysters but I never posted as I thought its a bit boring - I dont know if they are that exciting to others..). Anyway, I am a creature of habit and had to have a crack at getting some crabs and although we didnt find anything special as the sand and driftwood had covered everything, we still all came home with some "pocket crabs" and some prep training ones for me. Tinbum bought back some bone and even the girl found herself a couple of nice crab pebbles. Following @Doctor Mud's advice and soaking the tools afterward, I think I'll give em a light oil this time too as I have been mistreating them. Edited April 17, 2018 by 6ix Clarification 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice! Hope to see more of these when they're prepped! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad I cant wait either, unfortunately I just killed my compressor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, 6ix said: @Tidgy's Dad I cant wait either, unfortunately I just killed my compressor Oh dear Hope you can get it fixed Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 It was a cheap one, I got it to see if I was going to get serious in the hobby - It's It was running a CP710 tool engraver. I had a chance to play with some nice paleotools last weekend and was softening the missus to the idea of getting one and now I have nothing - boo. Am looking at one of these https://www.thetoolshed.co.nz/product/552-toolshed-belt-drive-compressor-3hp-50ltr-12-5cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I like fossil oysters! I'd love to see the ones that you found! Also - nice crab concretions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Those are awesome! How do I get some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 45 minutes ago, snakebite6769 said: Those are awesome! How do I get some? First, get on a plane to New Zealand, ... 3 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...
Auspex Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Cool nods! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Neat crabby patties! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 That lower middle one looks so cool! Did you crack that open or was it eroding out of the rock? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 @LiamL - they are all as I found them so far...I'll see if I can find a scale mat to take some photos on - there is one really cool one in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Well, I got a new compressor and ... wow that has upped our game... Tinbum digging out one of his.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 A good start! Glad you got a new compressor. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 21 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: First, get on a plane to New Zealand, ... I wish I could with the weather we are having here in New England. Would I be able to bring them back or would I have to send it via airmail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Rob, I'm thinking airmail, but not sure about fossil exporting from NZ. 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...
snakebite6769 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I’m not sure either. Wonder if they have a version of eBay over there, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 My understanding is they are just rocks. Unless there is some significance or "taonga" - @Doctor Mud can give some precise details, he took a couple of kilos back to AU I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Tinbum is still working on his, has spent a couple of hours this morning - will post a photo a bit later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Tinbum is ventrally prepping this one, looking real good for his first serious attempt. (and another photo of my monster!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimanu 1 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 This was a good day' collecting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I just love seeing all this crab stuff!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 I recognise that garden @Waimanu 1 - I love the colour variation in that collection. Sadly I have been storing my "round tuit" ones outside and am surprised how quickly they have degraded, so I now have some shelving in my garage dedicated to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now