Fossilized Sea Cow Bone..?

[Possum]

Howdy There Folks...!
Have a question about fossilized Sea Cow bone. Do I need to seal the slabs before I start to buff them. I usaually seal bone slabs with super glue before buffing them to keep the compound out of the pores. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks......! "Possum"


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Thomas Clegg

 

[Don Cowles]

Thomas, sealing does help, especially if you can see any porosity on the slabs you are working with.

Don Cowles

 

[Terry McMaster]

porus? Pourus? Pour-us. Super glue will work externally, saturation in any of the wood sealing mediums will also prevent shrinkage, cracking and the heart break of (psyoriases). Let them sit for a spell after treatment. If these have come from the great white north, they will likely benefit from a stabelizing session. Seal, sele, ceal, seel them. Oh, just make sure they are dry stable and sealed against infiltration. Good luck. Terry

[This message has been edited by Blind Dog (edited 02-23-2001).]