Articulation
As the bones made their way out the enzyme baths, the workshop became a much more interesting (and less smelly) place. The articulation phase involved bone repair and casting, and putting all of the pieces together.
May 2009: Mike deRoos, our master skeleton articulator, roughly arranged the first bones out of the bath to get an idea of how to piece the skeleton together. In the photos, Mike's father Bob poses for scale alongside the ribs (left) and the tail end of the vetebral column (right).
June 2009: As the workshop got into gear, we were happy to welcome field trips from schools and educational organizations, as well as the general public during several open houses.
In June of 2009, a class of Grade One students from Frank Hobbs Elementary visited the Blue Whale Project Workshop. For more images and information, click here.
More to come...
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