what's wrong with ivory? other than it's a bit harder to find, but sometimes there are junk blades with nice scales to be cannibalized...
which reminds me that i have one project like this that i've got to get to...
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Other than canabalizing & the price, ivory is really nice to work with. Boone Trading Company is an interesting place to find legal ivory at prices that are better than I would have expected.
Boone Trading Company - Ivory and Scrimshaw
Hope this helps...
Scott
Hammy looked sweet in the SOTD.