Thread: mamoth ivory

I received the package the other it was $25US with postage ,nearly all is usable ,you even get a cert to describe what it is ,its original location and how old it is ,very very happy
Now all I have to do is get off my bum and do something with it .
Dose it work like normal handle material or is there anything I should look out for . Any info would be great
Kind regards Peter


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Good score Peter. You'll have plenty for scales, wedges and inlays.

wear a mask... wear a mask... wear a mask.

Clean up the dust before you take the mask off. Otherwise, it's like very hard wood. If it is flaking at all, put in some super thin super glue at the cracks and let it cure for a day before you work on it.

Originally Posted by urleebird

wear a mask... wear a mask... wear a mask.

...And don't let it heat up too much when grinding, sanding or shaping. If you touch the ivory to your hand and it's too hot, it's too hot. Extreme heat will cause crazing, a spiderweb-like crack pattern that extends across the surface of the ivory. It can be sanded out, since it's just at the surface, but the easy way is to avoid them in the first place. Boone Trading Company has a good fact file for working with ivory.