Peat Burns Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Here is a prep series of a tiny Pseudodechenella lucasensis from the Mid-Devonian Silica Shale that I found in Paulding, Ohio, yesterday. Not complete, but not a common find, so I am very happy with what I got. I'm probably going to restore this by sculpting the genal spines, etc. 1. Farm Fresh 2. Roughly exposed with pin vice. 3. More cleaning with pin vice. 4. Final product after air abrasion with dolomite. 5. This is a tiny one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Stunning! Good job, sir! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Stunning! Good job, sir! THanks, Adam. You'll be proud of me soon: I'm going to go all Morocco on this one and fix it up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Peat Burns said: THanks, Adam. You'll be proud of me soon: I'm going to go all Morocco on this one and fix it up a bit If you need any glue and sand, brown dye or shoe polish, just let me know. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Wow Tony, that looks great- Congrats on the find. You should submit it for IFOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Beautiful little critter! Nice prep job! “...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...
FossilDAWG Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nice rare find, and an excellent prep job! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Well done indeed! Congratulations on the rare find and excellent prep job, Tony. 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...
ynot Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nice prepp. You brought out the hidden beauty! 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...
Peat Burns Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 58 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: If you need any glue and sand, brown dye or shoe polish, just let me know. Lmaoooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Wow Tony, that looks great- Congrats on the find. You should submit it for IFOM. 49 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Beautiful little critter! Nice prep job! 35 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: Nice rare find, and an excellent prep job! Don 22 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Well done indeed! Congratulations on the rare find and excellent prep job, Tony. 10 minutes ago, ynot said: Nice prepp. You brought out the hidden beauty! Thank you all. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 But seriously, which Moroccan condiments are you planning to use? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Good find and good prep, slap yourself on the back and thank the fossil gods On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nice find of a not so easy to find bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Ludwigia said: But seriously, which Moroccan condiments are you planning to use? Lol. I'll be using paleosculp under the microscope and acrylic paint. 5 hours ago, FossilsAnonymous said: Good find and good prep, slap yourself on the back and thank the fossil gods Thank you 4 hours ago, Malcolmt said: Nice find of a not so easy to find bug. Thanks, Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Peat Burns said: Lol. I'll be using paleosculp under the microscope and acrylic paint. Have fun. Looking forward to the end result. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Really nice prep job on that rare little beauty. Dechenella are some of the most sought after bugs by serious collectors in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Nicely done, sir! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 8:14 PM, Jeffrey P said: Really nice prep job on that rare little beauty. Dechenella are some of the most sought after bugs by serious collectors in New York. On 7/10/2018 at 9:43 PM, DevonianDigger said: Nicely done, sir! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 As everyone else has said already, very nice job! I’m especially impressed with the improvement that air abrasion with dolomite did vs. just the pin vise alone. Guess I will have to break down and buy an air abrasive tool to supplement my pin vises (and a compressor, and a blast cabinet, and a water trap, and a new microscope, and a new garage to put it all in... No wonder I’ve held off!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Great find Tony stunning in fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Sagebrush Steve said: As everyone else has said already, very nice job! I’m especially impressed with the improvement that air abrasion with dolomite did vs. just the pin vise alone. Guess I will have to break down and buy an air abrasive tool to supplement my pin vises (and a compressor, and a blast cabinet, and a water trap, and a new microscope, and a new garage to put it all in... No wonder I’ve held off!) Thanks, Steve. I could have done the whole thing with a pin vice, and it would have looked good. The only thing that the abrasive does that I couldn't do with a pin vice is get into the crevices between the segments. Even a hypodermic needle couldn't do that on this tiny specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: Great find Tony stunning in fact Thanks, Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Well, I got the restoration finished. It was very difficult due to the tiny size (15 mm). It was hard to get it smooth. The hypodermic needle I was carving with would make little "facets" with every touch, and there's no real way to sand on such a tiny thing. Making small cuts to simulate the thoracic segments was also difficult because even the hypodermic needle was too wide. Finally, color matching was a real challenge. The good news is that unless one is observing it under a microscope, the flaws are very difficult to see. Hopefully Pirahna doesn't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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