Fossil-Hound Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 @Ptychodus04 is preparing a fossil fish in exchange for some on the side web development (web page). Here's where he is at with the preparation and I must say that I'm very pleased with the results. This is going to turn out to be one amazing fish. Here's a before and after. The before was a fish that was broken in half and in need of some restoration and repair but is mostly there. Kris is really working his magic on this one. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 After: 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nicely centered on your plate too (extra bonus!). Great job Kris!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Excellent work! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 That’s a beauty! Awesome specimen and awesome prep! “...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...
snolly50 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 @Ptychodus04 Kris, did you have to shoot it in the head with a .45? I think a .380 would have been sufficient to stop it from floppin' around! Actually, it looks great. @Fossil-Hound I would be happy to display that one. Prisca are stunning specimens to enhance any collection. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Came out nice, 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...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 That looks really good. You should pat yourself on the back On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 @Fossil-Hound just wait until I get it touched up and all the scribe marks are gone! @snolly50, it was in fact a .44 magnum. These fish may seem harmless but they are the fish version of a more well known rabbit. It’s better to not take chances! In fact, this is what happens all too often when a specimen splits apart in the field. Jason was being modest about his collecting abilities. There were actually several small shards that he also collected at the site that flaked off. He recovered everything but that one small section and wrapped them up so I could piece back together. 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...
Sagebrush Steve Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said: After: I’m guessing this came from the Split Fish layer, not the 18” layer, is that correct? It’s a very nice specimen, especially given that it was originally in pieces. @Ptychodus04, Kris, very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 @Sagebrush Steve, yes it’s from the split fish layer. @Fossil-Hound, I spent some more time on it, filling in the brain damage and removing scribe marks on the matrix. It’s nearly finished. 2 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...
Sagebrush Steve Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: @Sagebrush Steve, yes it’s from the split fish layer. @Fossil-Hound, I spent some more time on it, filling in the brain damage and removing scribe marks on the matrix. It’s nearly finished. I learned something new. I didn’t know you could do anything with split fish layer slabs other than split them open and hope for the best. When I find a good fish on both sides of a split, should I be gluing it back together and prepping it from one side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 11 hours ago, Sagebrush Steve said: I learned something new. I didn’t know you could do anything with split fish layer slabs other than split them open and hope for the best. When I find a good fish on both sides of a split, should I be gluing it back together and prepping it from one side? Yes, definitely. I have done several that split onto different halves. Pick one side to be the bottom, slather it with superglue, put the pieces together, and clamp them for 3 days. The clamps are a must for a tight bond. Prep from the other side (the one you didn’t slather with glue). 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...
ynot Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 It is always nice to see the magic You do on fossils. 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...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 7/6/2018 at 3:03 AM, Ptychodus04 said: @Sagebrush Steve, yes it’s from the split fish layer. @Fossil-Hound, I spent some more time on it, filling in the brain damage and removing scribe marks on the matrix. It’s nearly finished. Yeah that looks amazing! Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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