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Posted by:
Steve Smotherman
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Date: January 28, 2006 03:06PM
looking for a good source for fossil ivory for making handles
thanx Steve Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
Randy Parpart (Putter)
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Date: January 28, 2006 03:40PM
Try a search for "Eden Bromfield" and email him; seems he knows some on this topic, Steve. I think... Alzheimer's ya know! LOL! Also, you could post a wanted on the BUY/SELL above. Putter Williston, ND Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
Terry Henson
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Date: January 28, 2006 04:13PM
Suppliers are hard to come by, I should say good suppliers are hard to come by. I buy frequently and one thing I have found is that if you find a reputable supplier with good prices, hang on to them. Prices vary greatly from supplier to supplier. BUYER BEWARE.
If Eden has a supplier, then you would be better off using that supplier because he is probably tried and tested. I would trust Eden even though I have never met him. The one thing you have to caution yourself about fossil ivory is that it appears to have a crust on the outside and usable ivory is on the inside. But the crust is also usable in some situations. When you pay by pound, you could pay a hefty price for a piece that has very little usable white ivory in the center of the piece. Therefore, (back to my original Point) a reputable dealer knows that and will charge accordingly, a non reputable dealer will $%#$ you. Been there....Done THAT! My last purchase was last year and I bought enough for a while. But just to show you, he is no longer in business. And now I too am also looking for a good source for ivory and other materials. Terry Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
Lou Reyna
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Date: January 28, 2006 04:58PM
I have never used ivory, but did a google search for "raw fossil ivory" after reading your post. I did not look at all the hits, but the 5th and 11th hit show some nice ivory pieces. I noted that there is a "season" for ivory harvested from the northern frozen tundras, it not becoming avail until around July of the summer after the material was harvested. Tghe walrus tusks look nice, but cost quite a bit. Some of the more fragmented ivory costs less, whole pieces more. In one case the vendor states the material is available upon request.
I did not dwell on this more than 5 min, there's more info that I did not read... Lou Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
Jim Kastorff
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Date: January 28, 2006 10:10PM
Check out any issue of Blade magazine, there are always lots of ads for ivory to be sold to knife builders for handles Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
Bob Crook
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Date: January 29, 2006 11:30AM
You might check out Boone Trading [www.boonetrading.com] I used to do scrimshaw belt buckles and bolo ties and got some nice fossil ivory from them. A walrus oosik might make a nice grip. Re: fossil ivory
Posted by:
William Bartlett
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Date: January 29, 2006 01:04PM
Just a suggestion - Try some of the Pool cue stick making suppliers. They sometimes have some beautiful stuff to inlay in cue sticks. Bill in WV Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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