Thread: Elephant bone

Has anyone eva used elephant bone for scales and how did it turn out thanks.

African and Asian elephants are both listed in Appendix 1 to CITES. I can't imagine bone would be treated any differently to ivory. In other words, you can't sell the stuff unless your sources are certifiably old, with a full chain of custody provenance. Other opinions are welcome; I don't claim to be an authority.

That's is correct was long as I have a letter from the farmer where the elephant was saluted and hunting permit number that for raw material. But if it made in to some thing it's a finished product and that's a different story.

I've discovered that some African countries have downlisted the elephant to Appendix 2 of CITES and that some very restricted exports have been allowed in the last 10 or 12 years - only to China and Japan as far as I can tell. The trade is still pretty disreputable and Asian elephants remain on the banned list. As for the current state of the trade in the US, I defer to American members who are in a position to know to contribute to this discussion.

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And to think we were concerned about difficulty of finding cow and giraffe bone for razors. Is elephant bone widely available or is this going to turn into a search for the holy grail?

I live in South Africa and my dad is a professional hunter and I know there is an elephant circuses from the end of last year on the farm from a hunt. And just looking for an exotic alternative to the wood on my razor at the moment.

is what you're saying that you have a elephant carcas laying around in your back garden? (I would go for it I guess)

in this video you can see how they tread Ox bone to majong tiles, maybe you can learn a thing or two from it

How Do They Do It? - Mahjong - YouTube