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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    How on earth would you mold ivory???
    I would think if you soaked a blank in vinager long enough, it would become pliable. Kinda like an egg shell does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    I would think if you soaked a blank in vinager long enough, it would become pliable. Kinda like an egg shell does.
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    Nahhh--You grind them into dust then mix in a glue of sorts and then pour the mixture into a mold that has lines in so it looks like it did originally.
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    I would love to know how that is possible too. Not that I doubt that it is, I just cannot wrap my brain around it. There has been so much knowledge lost over time.
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    I would like to know how too, wonder if fresh ivory was more pliable? Or slow press over time fitted them into shape?
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    Those are some fine looking scales there sir. I like them a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    I would love to know how that is possible too. Not that I doubt that it is, I just cannot wrap my brain around it. There has been so much knowledge lost over time.
    I would like to know also. I googled molded Ivory and came up with Celluloid.............

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    I don't think Ivory is any different than bone. So unless like an infant, the bone and Ivory are hard.
    I'd have to venture my guess to be they were all carved
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    Seems they would have to be? Zak? Zak?
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    Found this cool old read regarding some ivory manipulating techniques.
    Love that they actually recorded the s.g. of the acid. You could actually replicate their ratio..and I may try on some bone now..
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    very interesting.....
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