Ptychodus04 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I like McGean B15 but it is hard to find these days. Butvar B76 or Paraloid B72 are readily available consolidation materials that are great to use. I always consolidate fish since the bones are very flaky and brittle. I try to use as little glue as possible since it is harder to deal with later on during the prep. I must be pretty good for Ron to say I’m not too bad. 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...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Alright I'm getting the dreaded 200 can't upload error so I'm pasting the post the I wrote up on our Fossil Forum Facebook Group. @Kane @Fossildude19 any suggestions on the dreaded 200. I decompressed all the jpeg's down to 200Kb or less. Facebook likes them but TFF does not. Sad day. Anyways here's the post. Hope you all like it. PRO TIP: click on the image to get a much better resolution. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Had a fun time working around the edges of the carapace on this Tumi crab. Love working on these. 2 more hours invested. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Teased out the big claw a bit more. This crab has great preservation. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Looking good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Just now, Randyw said: Looking good so far! Thanks @Randyw Prep is going much better than that first Tumi. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Looks good Tumi. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/9/2019 at 5:39 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: Looks good Tumi. I bet I read that 5 times before I got it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Fossilis Willis said: I bet I read that 5 times before I got it. I'm glad someone did! 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 3:18 AM, Fossil-Hound said: @RJB thanks for the inspiration. I present one really difficult Tumidocarcinus giganteous. Spent 20 hours on this beast. Thin coating of cyanoacrylate applied after the prep to stabilize the fossil. Nice Job! The preservation varies so much on these tumidos and this looked like a tricky one. The concretions start out as big very hard rocks and weather down to what you have. Sometimes the calcite is leached out, which makes for softer rock, but also more fragile crab shell, like yours. Then you have to go slow and glue often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Ok lots to talk about. Went back to the big crab and prepared the legs down and removed some of the cyanoacrylate. Looking much better! Cracked open a large concretion from @Fossilis Willis Unfortunately no luck this time but thanks anyways Will! Then prepared the next Tumi a bit more. This one is really starting to look good. Should be a high quality crab with some neat dimensions. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Dang it! I was afraid it might be a little too round. It's a snarge shoot with those suckers. Hopefully the rest of the goodies were less disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fossilis Willis said: Dang it! I was afraid it might be a little too round. It's a snarge shoot with those suckers. Hopefully the rest of the goodies were less disappointing. Yeah everything was awesome. That Pulalius vulgaris will be my next project. Thanks Will! Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fossil-Hound said: Yeah everything was awesome. That Pulalius vulgaris will be my next project. Thanks Will! Thank you Jason. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 This Tumido is already looking piles better than the first one! 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...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Ptychodus04 said: This Tumido is already looking piles better than the first one! I don’t know if I should feel better or worse about this comment. Haha Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said: I don’t know if I should feel better or worse about this comment. Haha Ha! Better. You're learning quick. 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said: I don’t know if I should feel better or worse about this comment. Haha Always so crabby when you guys prep. Cheeez. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Slow and steady wins the race. I’ve lost track of all the time spent on this one. About 18 hours. Learning how to repair as I go. Knightia turned out really nice for a simple prep. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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