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  1. 03-01-2010, 05:28 AM #1
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    Default What material would you say this is?

    A friend sent me these photos asking what sort of material this is. Would plastic have that sort of pitting rot like that?


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    Looks like bone to me.
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    I'd second Bone
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    Yeah that was my first inclination too. Just so hard to tell without being able to touch it. There seems to be a little bit of grain to it though.
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    Its the pores that give it away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
    Its the pores that give it away.
    So that would only happen with bone? Not ivory or plastc...
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2knives View Post
    So that would only happen with bone? Not ivory or plastc...
    I have seen it in certain animal ivories but its very minimal when it appears. In plastic I have never seen it.
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    Thanks a lot for everyone's input. It was much appreciated!
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