Too expensive to play around with, Rudy. I've done a couple in bone and horn, but trepidation keeps me at bay with ivory.
+1! I recently sent a brush to Rudy for repair--I had dropped it and, upon hitting the sink, the knot broke free of the handle. Rudy restored it to like-new condition, sent it back very quickly, and the charge was very modest. Now I want to save up for a custom RV brush! --Vance
I have thought about it but the cost is very high for scales that long. I puchased some for a frame lock and they were $70 and that is for two scales 4". When I find the one straight that I will hand down to my son I might make them from mamoth ivory. But if he or I ever drop it...........game over.
No, this was done before I started with the laser engraved logo. I will have my engraver try Ivory the next time I go there, I have some smallish pieces. We are so far afraid of ruining a nice brush handle, because we do not know how the ivory will react to the laser.
Very Impressive! This will be a treasured keepsake to be passed down to future generations of wet shavers I am sure. Great job, you should be proud. _________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein
I really like the crosspatterning on the end. I recall someone posting a picture of an old ivory pendant showing that effect and saying that it was due to advanced polishing from decades rubbing on a silk kimono... is that the case, that stuff shows up after a lot of polishing? Cause I have more than one vintage handle that I thought are probably ivory, though they could be bone, and they don't really show pores OR that pattern, I was considering taking a small section of one GENTLY to a buffer and trying to bring that pattern out.
These pattern is typical for ivories, and has nothing to do with rubbing against silk (BS). This pattern is called "Schreger Lines" and it can be used to identify elephant ivory or mammoth ivory. The angles of the lines are different for the animals: Elephant 135 degrees, Mammoth 95 degrees. Good info here: http://www.lab.fws.gov/ivory_natural.php#elephant
