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    Beautiful set. Nothing beats ivory, especially on older Sheffields. Great score.
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    Parkes & Co. not Parker.
    Nice blades. Congratulations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachmaninov View Post
    I know I'm probably going to get flamed and piss some of you off but I'll take my chances.

    From a human and ethical point of view how can someone even contemplate ivory? pre-ban or not, it's morally wrong. So much morbidity coming from many straight razors. Bone scales this, ivory that, horn this, etc. Makes me want to look at the calendar and wonder if it's really 2016. Bloody hell, even badger hair is bad man but apparently them Chinese eat badger so I'll think of it as a by product.

    And yes, I'm vegan.
    I have a set of scales made out of a carrot that died of natural causes. Heck, if I can get 20 likes and 10 thank yous I may even post some photos.
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    I received the razors today and they look even better in the hand than in the photo. It will be a couple of weeks or more before i can hone them and try them out. They are Ivory and with no defects at all. they must not have been used very much.
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    Beautiful set there. I had seen them, and ignored them as I knew I would never win, and didn't want to run anybody up.

    As for the "moral" dilemma of ivory? Should a 125 year old violin bow be destroyed because it has an ivory component? Should ancient art works be pulverized? Should every 200 year old bit of ivory be smashed and burned? Does that some how bring back the elephant that was slaughtered to get it?
    Be it Ivory or furs, I have always believed that it is far more productive to take the already existing pieces and use the proceeds from selling them to fund conservation and anti poaching efforts. Tossing your leopard skin stole into a bonfire is as others have said, an insult to the spirits of the animals.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magpie View Post
    Tossing your leopard skin stole into a bonfire is as others have said, an insult to the spirits of the animals.
    Also... not too good for the environment

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    I,m quite proud of my ivory scales and brushes and razor boxes ,, not to mention the ivory handled Colt. But hey , some poor piece of rock had to die to make the steel in that razor! Hail to Steak! Tc
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