DanJeavs Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 The nodule after I originally split it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 hours ago, DanJeavs said: Cheers Ron. Hopefully I’ll get to your level one day Thanks for the compliment man. If this prep stuff was a race you wouldn't be too far behind me! Just keep going. The biggest thing for me when it came to prep was patience and when I was younger I didnt have much but once the kids were gone I seemed to get lots of patience. Ha! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, RJB said: Thanks for the compliment man. If this prep stuff was a race you wouldn't be too far behind me! Just keep going. The biggest thing for me when it came to prep was patience and when I was younger I didnt have much but once the kids were gone I seemed to get lots of patience. Ha! RB Haha. I wonder why that was Oh I learned that the hard way. I ruined some rare pieces early on with a dremel. Hopefully I’ll be able to get out to America one day to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, DanJeavs said: Haha. I wonder why that was Oh I learned that the hard way. I ruined some rare pieces early on with a dremel. Hopefully I’ll be able to get out to America one day to collect. Years later I would look at something I prepped out and wonder how I could do such a horrible job? Ive taken several of my earlier crab preps and redid them and to my surprize they came out much much better the when i first did them. Patience is key when it comes to prep. and if you ever make it here to america I will try and help you out with fossil hunting places and who to meet up with. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 woah nice fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 hours ago, DanJeavs said: One of my best finds to date. This beautiful Eleganticeras multiblock sits proudly in my cabinet to this day. Absolutely packed with them. Luverly! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinoguy89 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 10/09/2019 at 5:15 PM, DanJeavs said: Why thank you . I still have plenty more to learn as I have only been prepping for maybe 2 years Wow, would have never of guessed you've only been doing this for 2 years. Keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 10/09/2019 at 9:47 PM, RJB said: Years later I would look at something I prepped out and wonder how I could do such a horrible job? Ive taken several of my earlier crab preps and redid them and to my surprize they came out much much better the when i first did them. Patience is key when it comes to prep. and if you ever make it here to america I will try and help you out with fossil hunting places and who to meet up with. RB I already have some bits that could do with a better job. I should have my abrasive set up before Christmas so everything will be getting touched up. Appreciate that bud. Hopefully I’ll be able to go to Tucson at one point or another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 10/09/2019 at 10:13 PM, Ludwigia said: Luverly! Thanks Easily some of my favourite Yorkshire ammos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 11/09/2019 at 10:31 PM, Dinoguy89 said: Wow, would have never of guessed you've only been doing this for 2 years. Keep up the great work Plenty more to learn . I’ll try 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 A lovely Androgynoceras Maculatum from Robin Hoods Bay all prepped up this morning. No before pictures unfortunately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 20 hours ago, DanJeavs said: Androgynoceras I wonder what Young and Bird were seeing in 1822 when they named this critter "man woman horn"? You have some very nice ammonites. 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...
DanJeavs Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: I wonder what Young and Bird were seeing in 1822 when they named this critter "man woman horn"? You have some very nice ammonites. who knows. Why thank you, iv got two weeks off work for collecting and prep next week, so hopefully add more to the ever growing ammonite mountain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 A lovely psuedolioceras boulbiense. Though quite common, to find one at this size, (4inches) is pretty snarge large for the genus. I’d found and glued up this nodule a long time ago and had not noted what it was. I had to resplit the nodule to find out what I was dealing with. I’ll post a picture of it underneath. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DanJeavs Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Had a good few days collecting out on the Yorkshire coast this week, alongside with a few solid days in the workshop too. I finally braved my fears and started on some bone iv had for a while but didn’t dare prep. The first was this nodule I had previously split, and found what looked to be a croc vert (very rare here). After glueing it all up, I began prep. An incredibly easy prep, and outcome this. Iv had some many different id’s along the way, but we’re finally down two. It’s either a massive neural arch from a vertebrae, which means the vert must have been huge for it. The other is a clavicle bone which is odd to see in a nodule. Either one I’m happy with. It’s all settled on it being Icthyosaur. Which was a little disappointing due to it not being croc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Here is the finished product. Sitting nicely on its matrix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Been a while since I posted anything on here, so here’s a few updates of some stuff iv been working on. First up is this Hildocerasi found a few months back. Prefect mouth border for once also which makes it all the more better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DanJeavs Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Here’s one I filled out of the garbage pile. It was embedded within an awfully stick multi block that I’d given up on a while back. Decided to give it a whack and see if there’s anything worthwhile saving. Out popped this lovely grammoceras. Easy half hours prep and out pips this beauty. The sutures are absolutely stunning which I’ll show I’m the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DanJeavs Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Hope everybody is doing well during lockdown. Iv been grinding away at the prep bench a lot during the five weeks I have been off work, so prepare for a nice influx of various stuff. First up is this really nice customer piece I finished recently for a friend. Not 100% certain yet, but believe they are cleviceras. The block is packed either side with them. An absolute tonne of pyrite to contend with, but turned out to be a real nice piece. Unfortunately didn’t take any before pictures 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Here’s a seriously nice piece I cleaned up recently. A quality harpoceras Falciferum, a nice Dactylioceras semicelatum and a few small Dactylioceras gracile. Not very often you get a quality piece like this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Looks like youve been a busy prep boy. Always nice to keep busy. This last multi piece you posted is quite nice indeed!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, RJB said: Looks like youve been a busy prep boy. Always nice to keep busy. This last multi piece you posted is quite nice indeed!!! RB Certainly it have Ron. Had to take a 20% pay cut from the virus, so finally getting round to selling a lot of stuff that’s not worthy of the collection lol. I’ll throw a few more nice pieces up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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