Thread: Ivory

Not such a different take on things than my thoughts that we should arm cruise ships, sell tickets and then troll for pirates off the Somali coast...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

What the feds are trying to do is demonize Ivory, just like they tried to do with drugs and Alcohol,all total failures.
The market will go underground,the price of any Ivory will go off the charts.

and of course the higher the prices rise the higher the poachers incentive...

Originally Posted by salvat36

and of course the higher the prices rise the higher the poachers incentive...

Exactally,what really needs to happen is to take thier main market out of the loop,China and Japan.

Originally Posted by WW243

For the overly sensitive: Hyperbole

Didn't realize there was anyone overly sensitive on this thread. Hyperbole, would that be some sort of fast shaving bowl? Gotta try and have a little fun.

Bob

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Exactally,what really needs to happen is to take thier main market out of the loop,China and Japan.

:thumbup: yep

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Selling Ivory could be the same as selling 1 GM of herion.
The upper teeth are called Ivory because they have no enamal layer,are only two in the upper jaw,They are the Canines, but eye teeth may be another name for them.

At one time long long ago Elk had tusks like a walrus and they were ivory. These days they have these vestigial teeth which are ivory.

I wasn't saying make a disk from them but somehow use the entire tooth incorporated into the handle somehow. Around these parts hunters polish them up and set them in gold and wear them around their necks.

Watch fobs were also the rage, back in the day

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Exactally,what really needs to happen is to take thier main market out of the loop,China and Japan.

Not a bad idea but how would they go about doing that do you think?

I have friends that hunt in Colorado. They got stopped by the Wardens coming into Minnesota and were asked if they had any elk ivory and they said no. The elk is protected in MN. A couple teeth could have cost a bundle for them.

That said, Why not cast acrylic around a tooth or a thin lost wax cast precious metal cap for a brush, Or, a hand hammer chased silver or gold cap incorporating the tooth on hunter's brush.

~Richard

Originally Posted by Steel

Not a bad idea but how would they go about doing that do you think?

No Clue,both countrys are allowed by international law to buy all the ivory they want.