4th FPCS Proceedings PDF available

(I've successfully made two days of posts in a row! This is a promising start!)
Many thanks to Arvid Aase at Fossil Butte National Monument for both hosting the wildly successful 2011 Fossil Preparation and Collections and editing, along with Tyra Olstad, the Proceedings, which are now available for free download! This handy reference includes all of the abstracts from the meeting, a couple of extended abstracts, and four papers on paleo methods. Thanks again to Tyra, Arvid, and everyone who contributed!


 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4th FOSSIL PREPARATION & COLLECTIONS SYMPOSIUM, APRIL 2011
                                                  BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
                                                            GEOLOGY STUDIES
                                                              Volume 49(B), 2011

                             ABSTRACTS for WORKSHOPS and ORAL PRESENTATIONS
                                                              * also an article
* Now what did the paleontologist find? Adjustable exhibits for a changing world.
Arvid K. Aase........................................................................................................................................ 1
An infinitely-adjustable work stage for precision preparation of microfossils under high magnification.
Gregory W. Brown............................................................................................................................... 1
Exercising judgment in the paleontology laboratory.
Matthew A. Brown............................................................................................................................... 2
* Vacuum molding and casting for bubble free fossil replicas.
Jennifer L. Cavin................................................................................................................................... 2
* Acid preparation of the gill skeleton of fossil fishes.
Robert L. Evander................................................................................................................................ 3
* Continued Improvements in the use of archival materials for the padded plaster jacket.
William Keyser, Peter Kroehler, and Steven Jabo............................................................................. 3
Testing the effectiveness of two commonly used consolidants in palaeontological preparation.
Jim McCababe and Rhian Russel............................................................................................................. 6
Cost effective assembly and operation of equipment to make excellent casts.
Peter Reser........................................................................................................................................... 6
Putting a fine point on it...advanced pin vise preparation techniques: materials and methods.
Connie Van Beek............................................................................................................................. 7–10
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Soft tissue preparation in mosasaurs from the Smoky Hill Chalk.
Anthony E. Maltese......................................................................................................................... 4–5
Cut and punch: Use of a center-punch to isolate and remove small specimens from hard sediments.
William R. Wahl................................................................................................................................ 11
ARTICLES
Now what did the paleontologist find? Adjustable exhibits for a changing world.
Arvid K. Aase.......................................................................................................................................12
Vacuum molding and casting for bubble free fossil replicas.
Jennifer L. Cavin..................................................................................................................................24
Acid preparation of the gill skeleton of fossil fishes.
Robert L. Evander...............................................................................................................................29
Continued improvements in the use of archival materials for the padded plaster jacket.
William Keyser, Peter Kroehler, and Steven Jabo............................................................................33