Post by Fossilman on May 9, 2013 14:47:25 GMT -5
As I hope some of you remember,I rebuild ammonites.....I find all the broken pieces laying in the hunted areas and put them away for future rebuilding projects...
Just have to make sure you have the species of ammonites to the right parts-LOL...(simple huh)
98% of fossil hunters discard or walk over or around busted and missing pieces of fossils..NOT THIS GUY!!!!
My Uncles taught me well...
Here is a collective batch to play around with,got three started so far..(most are 4" so far...) (10 MM)
Most are "Placenticeras" ammonites...
I call this the "raw" stage in preparing the broken ammonites..it takes alot of time to compose a complete ammonite to make it look natural...
This piece of ammonite(Brickmorite) is very rare and my chances of finding any broken parts are 90% negative,but there is that 10% positive that I might find some pieces to complete it...You just never know...
This is a male ammonite(Placenticeras)-look at it,you can see the ridge bumps on the outside of the piece,that means its a male...Harder to find too,but not impossible..(Harder to work with too,the bumps can be ground off if not careful)
The suture patterns on ammonites and baculites are what draws the people towards the finished piece...
Look at the top piece of this ammonite,see the fractures on it,thats my work to incorperate one piece of fossil to another to make the ammonite has one:
I also filled in the hollow places with ammonite dust mixed with glue based paste.....
The end of a great project..."Beautiful"....
Just have to make sure you have the species of ammonites to the right parts-LOL...(simple huh)
98% of fossil hunters discard or walk over or around busted and missing pieces of fossils..NOT THIS GUY!!!!
My Uncles taught me well...
Here is a collective batch to play around with,got three started so far..(most are 4" so far...) (10 MM)
Most are "Placenticeras" ammonites...
I call this the "raw" stage in preparing the broken ammonites..it takes alot of time to compose a complete ammonite to make it look natural...
This piece of ammonite(Brickmorite) is very rare and my chances of finding any broken parts are 90% negative,but there is that 10% positive that I might find some pieces to complete it...You just never know...
This is a male ammonite(Placenticeras)-look at it,you can see the ridge bumps on the outside of the piece,that means its a male...Harder to find too,but not impossible..(Harder to work with too,the bumps can be ground off if not careful)
The suture patterns on ammonites and baculites are what draws the people towards the finished piece...
Look at the top piece of this ammonite,see the fractures on it,thats my work to incorperate one piece of fossil to another to make the ammonite has one:
I also filled in the hollow places with ammonite dust mixed with glue based paste.....
The end of a great project..."Beautiful"....
