Ptychodus04 Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 4 hours ago, snolly50 said: I infer that you must be employing the time-honored snolly prep method of quenching spousal ire via the judicious application of precious gemstones. Otherwise, you would be hearing a phrase popular with the unassuaged snollywife; "get that filthy thing out of the house!" I have already gotten the “you will be removing that before the Christmas party right?” The ptychoduswife is really pretty patient with my shenanigans. I think it has to do with the money making aspect of the prep work. 3 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: That already looks like an impressive specimen. Congratulations Kris on your efforts so far and thanks for sharing them. It is quite a specimen. If I can manage the jigsaw aspect and get it all back together, it will be a museum grade specimen. 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...
Haravex Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Question with this piece, have you consolidated all the individual fragments or just gluing as you go? And if its the later how will you consolidate it at the end, also what if a piece can only fit in a certain way? does that mean you would have to un-glue a section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Haravex said: Question with this piece, have you consolidated all the individual fragments or just gluing as you go? And if its the later how will you consolidate it at the end, also what if a piece can only fit in a certain way? does that mean you would have to un-glue a section? The bone is really quite stable so no heavy consolidation is necessary. In the end, I may apply some very thin PVA if it looks like it may want some. If I glue something up and then find a piece that needs the first to move to fit, I drop some acetone on the joint to loosen the glue and pull it off. This isn’t very common because I try to keep from painting myself into a corner so to speak when gluing. 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...
RJB Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Gooooooooooooooooo Kris goooooooooooooooooooo!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Good grief Kris, you’ve done well already. Are you charging by the hour or by the crumb John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This is looking good. Yes... an excellent example of why these sorts of things should be collected with plaster jackets. Spend a few hours making a plaster jacket... cut off 20 hours in the lab, and a lot less gaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 12:53 AM, snolly50 said: I infer that you must be employing the time-honored snolly prep method of quenching spousal ire via the judicious application of precious gemstones. Otherwise, you would be hearing a phrase popular with the unassuaged snollywife; "get that filthy thing out of the house!" Great prep work so far! "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Thanks all. I have a handful more pieces in place and I think I’m close to attaching what appears to be the frontal. I’m missing what looks like one thin section on the right side. @JohnBrewer maybe I should charge by the crumb, or the swear word. I did glue my finger to the specimen yesterday. 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...
Haravex Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 cant emphasis this emote enough also thanks for the information on how to deal with said topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: I have a handful more pieces in place So where are the pictures? Or are We supposed to use Our imagination? 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...
Ash Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 More! More!! I love phytosaurs so MOOOORREEE!! "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 8 hours ago, ynot said: So where are the pictures? Or are We supposed to use Our imagination? No pictures for you! Use your imagination, it looks much nicer there. Here’s the mess as it currently sits. Progress is more noticeable in the trays than on the skull. The number of small bits is steadily decreasing. 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...
Ludwigia Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I enjoy doing puzzles around the holidays, but this brings it to a whole new level of crazy! Lookin' Good, Kris. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Looks like a fun project. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: No pictures for you! Use your imagination, it looks much nicer there. You such a funny guy! Looking forward to watching the progress. 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...
LiamL Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looking good so far! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I gotta tell you Kris, its almost like you know what your doing? Ha!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Looking very good Kris. You have made some excellent progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 16 hours ago, RJB said: I gotta tell you Kris, its almost like you know what your doing? Ha!!! RB It’s all smoke and mirrors. 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...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Hey Kris you're doing a fantastic job. I can't wait to see it finished. I love seeing stuff like this. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Is it finished yet Kris? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 17 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: Is it finished yet Kris? It may not be finished, but I'm just about finished messing with it! Puzzles that don't fit right get really old really fast! 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...
JohnBrewer Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: It may not be finished, but I'm just about finished messing with it! Puzzles that don't fit right get really old really fast! Just get all the dinky bits and put ‘em in a pestle and mortar, add Paraloid and then fill in the gaps.... John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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