Thread: Ivory Repair?

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Walrus Ivory.

Ku Ku Katchooo! Heres one I did a while back. Walrus is a variable patterend ivory, but is immistakeable, once you have seen it, and especially, held it.

Sharptonn, you have some of the most unique and coolest razors I have ever seen. Very nice. To the OP, those scales are beautiful. If you are not familiar with working with ivory, or restroring, you may consider sending it one someone who can get it fixed, cleaned up, and shave ready. Good luck!

Let's say I could get a 16" tusk for 250. How many scales could I get out of it ? I have a friend that has 3 of them, all legal. 1 was made into a cribbage board.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Let's say I could get a 16" tusk for 250. How many scales could I get out of it ? I have a friend that has 3 of them, all legal. 1 was made into a cribbage board.

Pixelfixed?

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Let's say I could get a 16" tusk for 250. How many scales could I get out of it ? I have a friend that has 3 of them, all legal. 1 was made into a cribbage board.

As with all bone and horn, you never know until you start cutting it up.
I would love to have some walrus to play with, had pieces of it but mostly customer supplied (museums).
It's illegal to sell in Sweden so even tho it was State owned museums involved it was a lot of work.

The blade on this is pretty much toasted. I usually save all of them, but this one is just not worth the effort. The whole reason it was on the work bench was to unpin and put a nicer blade into such wonderful scales.
So Walrus is the consensus?

Do any of you think that a simple ca glue repair would last? or is this baby gonna need some tender Gsixgunn, Voidmonster, or Undream lovin?

Check out this thread that Zak posted for something to go with .... http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...t-restore.html

My vote is for sterling silver liners!
You can get silver hard as steel if you like, yes it can be tempered but work hardened by rolling would do.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Pixelfixed?

oh oh he's got the pop corn out.

I saw some artificial g10 ivory that would make a not so noticeable liner.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Let's say I could get a 16" tusk for 250. How many scales could I get out of it ? I have a friend that has 3 of them, all legal. 1 was made into a cribbage board.

All legal? If they are white, they are not legal unless they have a federal tag wired in place or a microchip imbeded, a 16 is from a baby walrus,not much scale material.
You need to get to the big guns for real material.Like 30 plus