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Faux Ivory?

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:49 pm
by italdesign
I've seen some pipes with faux ivory rings at the end of the shank and it looks like white acrylic to me. Does anyone know what this material is and where I can purchase it? Thank you in advance.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:00 pm
by KurtHuhn

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:25 am
by Jos
Hi,

another replacement for ivory are tagua nuts http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... agua?Args=. Inexpensive and easy to work with - I'm actually working on a pipe with a shank made of it.

Regards, Jens

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:38 am
by RadDavis
Jos wrote:Hi,

another replacement for ivory are tagua nuts http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... agua?Args=. Inexpensive and easy to work with - I'm actually working on a pipe with a shank made of it.

Regards, Jens
That must be a HUGE tagua nut! :)

Rad

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:51 am
by Jos
Hi,
RadDavis wrote:
Jos wrote:Hi,

another replacement for ivory are tagua nuts http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... agua?Args=. Inexpensive and easy to work with - I'm actually working on a pipe with a shank made of it.

Regards, Jens
That must be a HUGE tagua nut! :)

Rad
Or a small pipe :lol: ... no, it's only the shank, not the whole pipe.

regards, Jens