Another Crate

[nala]

Very nice finds and prep Roger!

 

[Ludwigia]

7 hours ago, nala said:

Very nice finds and prep Roger!

 

Thanks, Gery

[Ludwigia]

I managed to get that block finished today. Had to remove quite a bit of matrix and the one on the back isn't quite as well-preserved as could be hoped, but I think it turned out alright in the end nevertheless.

 

 

[Monica]

It's very pretty, Roger - it's like two old friends getting together for a little chat 

 

Great job!

[JimB88]

Awesome job Roger! That was a lot of matrix to remove! You must have a huge rubble pile in the back yard eh? 

[Ludwigia]

7 hours ago, Monica said:

It's very pretty, Roger - it's like two old friends getting together for a little chat 

 

Great job!

Thanks, Monica

6 hours ago, JimB88 said:

Awesome job Roger! That was a lot of matrix to remove! You must have a huge rubble pile in the back yard eh? 

Thanks. Actually, Jim, right now I've got bins full of debris which have been building up over the winter under the work banks. Now that the snow has just melted, I'll soon be packing them into the car and transporting it all to the dump at work which I'm allowed to use, since we need landfill at that spot.

 

I sorted out a few badly preserved fossils from this trip and was left with 2 things to do. If you look at the two halves of the concretion at the top right in the crate, you can see at least part of an ammonite in them. Although it's not complete, it's of interest to me because it comes out of a zone which doesn't give up much in the way of fossils in our area. It took a bit of work, but I managed to salvage at least a sample of a Hyperlioceras sp.

 

 

The last one needed quite a bit of finesse to free it up out of its stony captivity. If you have a close look at the 2 stones on the bottom right you might be able to recognize the outlines of 2 halves of an ammonite. Once I got home I had a closer look and realized that this is a Ludwigia haugi, one of my favorite ammonites. So needless to say, I had to have a go at it. Here's a pictorial essay of the preparation, step by step, alternating between scribe and abrader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After this stage I did some fine abrading, then some modelling with Apoxie Sculpt and finished it off with rember.

 

 

[JimB88]

wow! great job Roger! You cant even tell where the epoxy is!

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, JimB88 said:

wow! great job Roger! You cant even tell where the epoxy is!

Thanks, Jim. Yes, I'm pleased with the result. Even got the color right.

[belemniten]

Some great finds and as always you do an awesome prep job 

[Ludwigia]

37 minutes ago, belemniten said:

Some great finds and as always you do an awesome prep job 

Thanks Sebastian

[MeargleSchmeargl]

Just more reasons to look forward to going to Milledgeville for college. They have a prep lab, so maybe I could learn a thing or two there!

[Ludwigia]

3 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said:

Just more reasons to look forward to going to Milledgeville for college. They have a prep lab, so maybe I could learn a thing or two there!

And have some fun too while you're at it

[MeargleSchmeargl]

51 minutes ago, Ludwigia said:

And have some fun too while you're at it

Certainly will!

[Andy B]

WOW! Those are beautiful!

[Ludwigia]

On 27.2.2019 at 2:48 AM, Andy B said:

WOW! Those are beautiful!

Thanks

[Jeffrey P]

Boy that Ludwigia was transformed! Congratulations Roger. Looks like you've worked your magic again.

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, Jeffrey P said:

Boy that Ludwigia was transformed! Congratulations Roger. Looks like you've worked your magic again.

Thanks Jeff. I must say I'm quite proud of it myself

[Tidgy's Dad]

More great finds and masterful prepping.

The ammonites and bivalves are nice and the belemnite very interesting. 

[lissa318]

If there's one thing I know, clicking on one of your posts never disappoints!!!!  Beautiful finds and prep as always.  

[Ludwigia]

8 hours ago, lissa318 said:

If there's one thing I know, clicking on one of your posts never disappoints!!!!  Beautiful finds and prep as always.