Red River Find of a Livetime - Stag Antler

[johnr]

I don't think I could dive in the river, its creepy.

 

[CWS]

im gonna say a tree branch partially petrified....

 

[svnmag]

Did you contact the biologist?

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Throw us a bone here.

 

[sweeney]

im gonna say a tree branch partially petrified....

I believe stag antler means its part of an old, old wooden ship

 

[deleted_account]

I believe stag antler means its part of an old, old wooden ship

from the civil war era

 

[guywhofishes]

in high school one time I had to use my books to shelter the evidence on my way from math to history class after contracting a case of stag antler

 

[deleted_account]

in high school one time I had to use my books to shelter the evidence on my way from math to history class after contracting a case of stag antler

Bahaha!

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The "waistband tuck" method works as well, both are equally awkward

 

[MathewsZman]

in high school one time I had to use my books to shelter the evidence on my way from math to history class after contracting a case of stag antler

I think I saw one of those books in a museum :

 

[svnmag]

in high school one time I had to use my books to shelter the evidence on my way from math to history class after contracting a case of stag antler

Was this Civil War era?

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It's fun to joke about Guy's penis.

 

[guywhofishes]

Bahaha!

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The "waistband tuck" method works as well, both are equally awkward

both needed to be employed simultaneously - back then nobody had their shirt untucked like a slob

 

[deleted_account]

Was this Civil War era?

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It's fun to joke about Guy's penis.

the lower horn

 

[svnmag]

What the hell Cat?!! You fishing or something?!...Your thread has degenerated to discussion of BuddyGuy's genitals.

 

[CatDaddy]

What the hell Cat?!! You fishing or something?!...Your thread has degenerated to discussion of BuddyGuy's genitals.

"And the crowd became restless...."

Yes, I contacted the archaeologist with pics and measurements. So far all I've gotten back is how to dry and preserve. They must still be in awe over the pics

Not sure how long, or what else they need, to identify it. I will keep this going though so you can hear the end of the story.

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Here is how they told me to preserve it - apparently they believe it to be antler, not petrified log:

Once the specimen has dried--under conditions of even temperature and low humidity there are preservatives that can be applied.

One that I've used on antler is equal parts water and Elmer's glue that can be applied with a soft brush that can be liberally applied to the antler surfaces--it dries clear but may give it a slight sheen, but should aid in stopping further cracking as long as the specimen remains under moderate temperature and low humidity and is dry. It also may helped on some of the spongy interior surfaces that have been exposed.

Clint may other preservative product suggestions as well.

 

[Bed Wetter]

both needed to be employed simultaneously - back then nobody had their shirt untucked like a slob

Dang, did you wear those before you grew a lower antler? Did you used to be "Galwhoknits"?

 

[CatDaddy]

It is hilarious how quickly our threads can spiral to nothing when we are bored waiting for new info......although buddyguy's genitals are a hot topic around OUR dinner table...

 

[svnmag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdtb7gVIKh0

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7isxoTIeYM

 

[dean nelson]

Had to chuckle after reading your post i was going to say their way seemed odd because I was curious on what they told you to do vs what ive read. Much of what I saw said to usemail a polyvinyl acetate mix. But before I posted the question i figured I should look up what the hell polyvinyl acetate is in the first place. That is where the chuckle came in because this was the first thing I saw in the results! :;:thumbsup



But there is still one big difference though. With the ones I've read about you do this prior to drying in a 50/50 split with distilled water so it has a chance to soak into the bone to firm it up prior to dehydrating the bone to stave off any cracking. With as cracked as yours is I'm not sure if it would matter but who knows maybe without it it might just fall apart.

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Here is one straight off of wikipedia.

[h=5]Impregnation and DryingEdit[/h][FONT=&quot]To dry bone and ivory it requires a series of alcohol baths. Bone is a material prone to cracks and splits during the dehydration process. If the bone has been established as weak and unstable, and that dehydration can cause cracks and splits to the bone structure, the bone is impregnated prior drying with the use of 50% solution of polyvinyl acetate (PVA(C[/FONT]4[FONT=&quot]H[/FONT]6[FONT=&quot]O[/FONT]2[FONT=&quot])[/FONT]n[FONT=&quot]) in distilled water.[/FONT][SUP][6][/SUP][FONT=&quot] For ivory it is sometimes necessary to go through longer dehydration baths to insure that the surface of the treated material does not elaminate or crack[/FONT]

 

[gst]

I don't think I could dive in the river, its creepy.

It was actually really neat.

It is the closest feeling to flying I can imagine. You could move thru the current by just moving your body. Caught many ling there by hand and poor mans lobster after the dive with cold refreshments.

Except when we would do the New Years eve dives at midnight...........that could get a bit spooky knowing there was ice if you went too far.

Hot toddys after those.

 

[CatDaddy]

It was actually really neat.

It is the closest feeling to flying I can imagine. You could move thru the current by just moving your body. Caught many ling there and poor mans lobster after the dive with cold refreshments.

Except when we would do the New Years eve dives at midnight...........that could get a bit spooky knowing there was ice if you went too far.

Hot toddys after those.

That's the definition of balls. You win the "big antler" award.

I free dove down 2 feet in the Red once just to see and I shot back into the boat like a little girl when the light disappeared. I'm in the "creepy" camp....

 

[Bed Wetter]

It was actually really neat.

It is the closest feeling to flying I can imagine. You could move thru the current by just moving your body. Caught many ling there by hand and poor mans lobster after the dive with cold refreshments.

Except when we would do the New Years eve dives at midnight...........that could get a bit spooky knowing there was ice if you went too far.

Hot toddys after those.

Your balls actually get bigger in the water. Impressive.