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Sanding and polishing fossilized walrus

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Probably doesn’t belong in gunsmithing, but sadly we don’t seem to have a carpentry section.

Not that ANYONE would EVER do this, but hypothetically, if someone had fosilized walrus grips that the original maker couldn’t make fit to save their lives (thankfully, not one of our forum vendors) and if I hypothetically used a diamond tile saw to cut them to fit, what would I use to sand out the few marks and ease the edges? Emery paper wet? If so, any suggestions on grit?

By the way, I’ve seen posts describe a terrible smell when cutting these. Absolutely true. Even with the water on high I’m sure the neighbors are wondering what I’ve been doing 😂
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Walrus you say?

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Fossilized usually means nearly rock like, way harder than bone. IDK
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Walrus you say?

Very considerate of the townsfolk. I wonder if the poor walrus is now on a sex offenders registry there.
Fossilized usually means nearly rock like, way harder than bone. IDK
Pretty freaking hard, and tough too. Very slow cut.
Belt sander to size then polish,polish,polish with buffing wheel and polishing compound.
Did you know that you can sand glass with sandpaper?
I'd also suggest using the very fine grit automotive sandpaper. By the time you get between 1000-2000 grit, you'll darn near be polishing it anyway. After that, yes, some type of felt bob with some rouge would probably put a shine to them.
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