Thread: Drew set

That's an outstanding looking set of razors and equally outstanding work.
That was a very interesting story about the dying process.
If keeping the ivory in the dark like the piano keys darkens it, I wonder if exposure to bright light for a period of time would lighten it? Is it just a dye and ambient light exposure process and for how long? Very interesting.
Thanks for sharing!

Pete <:-}

Thank you and I'm glad you found the story interesting.
And you're absolutely correct . Several sites devoted to Ivory care/cleaning suggested keeping a piano lid open and exposing Ivory to light to help keep it white. Sort of like bleached bones in the desert kinda thing. Toothpaste also helps . Same things you do to whiten teeth also works on Ivory. But it is susceptible to water. Go figure.

Starting on refurbishing the box . New dividers , velvet (old stuff is like cement!) strip the finish etc.