Thread: One Inch of Sheffield Steel

Not Really Mike, Ivory is not all that fragile until it gets down into the super thin levels that they used in the old days.. Some of those scales were more in the .060 - .085 arena.. I aim for more in the .090-.110 arena, so I feel it is pretty darn strong in that range.. Ivory seems to be very shock resistant also, and of course the Feel and the Glow after polishing is something that only Real Ivory has..

Real care has to be taken while sanding it, much like Micarta you don't want to use low grit unless it is very necessary because you can get deep scratches that are very hard to get rid of, generally 220 is the lowest you want to start with, 320 is better, and a light touch is much better...

Listen to Glen.I did a resto Scale for a members NOS blade awhile back,One was prestine, one was broken at the pivot.
The Scales were only .050 thick, almost translucent
I made the replacment to match the orig and dyed it to match also,pinned it with washers which you could not see after final polish.
As Glen says, thicker Ivory is pretty tough stuff.

Beautiful Glen, must admit your attention to detail on this one is impressive to say the least.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Not Really Mike, Ivory is not all that fragile until it gets down into the super thin levels that they used in the old days.. Some of those scales were more in the .060 - .085 arena.. I aim for more in the .090-.110 arena, so I feel it is pretty darn strong in that range.. Ivory seems to be very shock resistant also, and of course the Feel and the Glow after polishing is something that only Real Ivory has..

Real care has to be taken while sanding it, much like Micarta you don't want to use low grit unless it is very necessary because you can get deep scratches that are very hard to get rid of, generally 220 is the lowest you want to start with, 320 is better, and a light touch is much better...

What about the restrictive rules around Ivory? Would have probably purchased pixelfied 10/8 if I wasn't worried it would get nailed at the border in customs...what are the issues around import / export?

Yes there are Customs issues with Elephant Ivory,,,

There has to be a Pre-ban or Cull certificate with it, is my understanding... I believe there are some exceptions for Vintage but you do have to research this before Buying, Selling, or Shipping, Ivory

The only Restrictions are that it cannot be imported or exported out of CONUS.
Boone Trading Company -

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

The only Restrictions are that it cannot be imported or exported out of CONUS.
Boone Trading Company -

Thanks pixelfixed - did a little research and figured I might have had an issue getting it into Canada...as soon as you involve customs, it's a an entirely different world! Sheesh, even got dinged for duty when I had some razors honed in the US!!!

Originally Posted by Phrank

Thanks pixelfixed - did a little research and figured I might have had an issue getting it into Canada...as soon as you involve customs, it's a an entirely different world! Sheesh, even got dinged for duty when I had some razors honed in the US!!!

Is really no issue on your end,IF any Item containing Ivory should be caught by customs it would be destroyed and you would be out the cost.
On my end it is a federal offense with major fines and in some cases jail time

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Is really no issue on your end,IF any Item containing Ivory should be caught by customs it would be destroyed and you would be out the cost.
On my end it is a federal offense with major fines and in some cases jail time

What!!!!

Almost choked on my coffee!!!

I figured I'd be out the cost, which would be a total drag...but federal offense, major fines and possibly jail time for you...that would be an all around bad news experience!!!

Thanks for the information!!