Eldredgeops rana partial amateur prep

[cheney416]

I preped this cute partial trilobite last month. This bug was from by secret Santa in Canada

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I worked with engraving pen! Not a perfect tool for prep but also not bad for starter.(Sadly, I don't have enough money for air scribe and compresor.)

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After prep.

 

REALLY amateur job... white spots are my mistakes....

I hope I can do better next time. I believe the more practice, the better....

 

Thanks!

[caldigger]

Is this an enrolled bug or prone positioned?  I can't really tell from the pictures. Not too bad of a prep with the tool you used.

[cheney416]

4 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Is this an enrolled bug or prone positioned?  Not too bad of a prep with the tool you used.

Thanks caldigger!

It's just cephalon piece.

[Fossildude19]

I'd say quite good given the tool used! 

Well done. 

Practice makes perfect!  

 

EDIT:  You might consider investing in some of this type of tip  - it would give you more control, and allow you to get closer to the fossil more easily.

 

     

[Kane]

Good work! And hopefully soon you'll have a lot more to practice prep on.  

[JohnBrewer]

6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

I'd say quite good given the tool used! 

Well done. 

Practice makes perfect!  

 

EDIT:  You might consider investing in some of this type of tip  - it would give you more control, and allow you to get closer to the fossil more easily.

 

 

When I used an engraver I bought a set of these tips and adaptor and the difference was huge. Haven’t seen the online seller for a while tho 

[caldigger]

I guess I was lucky to get a set when I did!

They are very good with tighter spaces.

[Fossildude19]

1 hour ago, JohnBrewer said:

When I used an engraver I bought a set of these tips and adaptor and the difference was huge. Haven’t seen the online seller for a while tho 

I pulled those images from a well known auction site.  

Seems to be available still. 

[Miocene_Mason]

Nice prep 

I’m considering one of those because my manual scribe is super tedious.

[cheney416]

@Fossildude19 Thanks for your advice!

And @WhodamanHD, which tool i using is not so bad, so I recommanded that one with other types of tips which introduced by Fossildude19

[cheney416]

9 hours ago, Kane said:

Good work! And hopefully soon you'll have a lot more to practice prep on.  

Yes, it's hard to wait