Perfect Castaway Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 So I bought a partial oreodont skull (Merycoidodon culbertsoni) from an auction site and i'm using it to break in my new air compressor. Here are some before and after pics. I had expected the skull to be fragile and the teeth to be pretty solid, considering how robust teeth are, but I found the opposite to be true. I've had to repair a few of the teeth as I went. They have a tendency to break apart. Luckily nothing too serious. The skull itself seems indestructible by comparison. Overall i'm very happy with how she's turning out so far. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Very nice! Good prep job so far. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Awesome job, looking good! “...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...
Fruitbat Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Looking pretty good! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Looks nice, keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 That's a great project. You may want to dial back on the air-driven stylus and switch to hand prep, if the teeth are shattering. Good luck, have fun. 1 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...
RJB Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Yeah, teeth on those can be very brittle. Nice job. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Castaway Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks for all the encouragement. Spent a few more hours on the underside again today. And I'm in the clear as far as the teeth go. I've prepped them all out and no major disasters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Congratulations! That looks really, really good! Quite beautiful, actually. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Well done so far. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 On 5/28/2018 at 11:22 PM, Perfect Castaway said: And I'm in the clear as far as the teeth go. Looks great, glad the teeth are OK, so far! . I'm teasing you because of a bad experience I had - indirect damage. Caution is now needed in the rest of the prep regarding the handling/manipulation of the piece. Here's an old post, about half way down is my near "disaster" of dislodging/loosing a canine. 1 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...
Perfect Castaway Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 17 hours ago, snolly50 said: Looks great, glad the teeth are OK, so far! . I'm teasing you because of a bad experience I had - indirect damage. Caution is now needed in the rest of the prep regarding the handling/manipulation of the piece. Here's an old post, about half way down is my near "disaster" of dislodging/loosing a canine. Thanks for the link! Lucky for me the only problems I had were pretty minor. A couple of chunks of tooth broke off but I was able to find them... somehow... in amongst the bits of rock that collects in the dust pile at my feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Looking good. Fossil teeth are typically a nightmare to prep. They are very susceptible to damage due to vibrations introduced by pneumatic tools. I’ve found a thick coating of consolidant over the enamel as it becomes exposed tends to limit the damage. If you use a conservation grade product, you can remove it when prep is finished. 1 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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