Thread: Ivory razors - I am flabergasted

Originally Posted by red96ta

Honor the elephant in question by continuing to use the razor. Respect the sacrifice by admiring the beauty.

A big +1 on that, and the main reason why I try to keep all ivory items I have, to respect, honor, and use them.

Originally Posted by picketth

Hi,
How do you tell the difference between Ivory and whalebone? also how would you recommend cleaning it.
Thanks for the help
Harry

Ivory ID guide: http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/p...vory-guide.pdf

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

There is no way to determine pre ban from current Ivory it's all the same. You can distinguish mamouth because its different but it's relatively plentiful. Poaching for Ivory is a very big problem these days and the market for the stuff in Asia is huge. periodically in S Africa they cull the heards and that Ivory is legal however most countries still don't permit it. It is legal in the U.S but you need so much paper work to import it the stuff will sit in customs until fish and wildlife verifies everything for months.

Carbon Dating....That would be one expensive razor....

"Both techniques have a practical dating range of a few hundred years to as much as 45,000 years B.R (before present, 1950 A.D.)."

if someone posts add on ebay handle made human bone ?
what will happen then?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

if someone posts add on ebay handle made human bone ?
what will happen then?

Whether Eboy would pull it I don't know however I imagine there are people out there who would buy anything.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

if someone posts add on ebay handle made human bone ?
what will happen then?

I've seen human skulls come up on eBay, including highly decorated tantric Buddhist pieces, and they get pulled pretty quickly.

I was looking at a knifemaker supply's website. They are selling scale blanks of

GIRAFFE LEG BONE!!!!!!! I think thats downright creepy! I would have thought that to be illegal as well!

I'd really like an ivory scaled razor. Don't know why, I just do.

Originally Posted by gregs656

I'd really like an ivory scaled razor. Don't know why, I just do.

Caution, this post contains a joke:

I bet it's because you hate elephants!

You know, I'd never connected those dots before ;-)