Aging fake ivory grips ??

[GYJ]

I bet the Mammoth tusks are interesting! And, there's no harm to living modern animals!

Who said any thing about mammoth? There's no harm to elephants for ivory grips either. They've been dead for 30yrs, or at least they were prior to the idiotic 2016 interstate ban.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Depends on what kind of "fake stag" material is used. I have made items with several faux ivory materials. Some take aging some don't. I like micarta because it is naturally kinda patinaed. I won't work with real ivory (elephant or walrus) because it is so brittle it is guaranteed to shatter into a jillion pieces just about when your project is finished. I don't like mastodon ivory either because it is fossilized and is basically rock, not great for tools. I just bought a set of grips for one of my revolvers (grips would fit a ROA for legality here). I don't know what kind of material they are but they look like aged and patinaed bone, very attractive to my eye. (expensive, if I didn't like them I wouldn't have bought them.

 

[Oldbear63]

I have had to tint ivory and celluloid plastic piano keys to match old yellowed key tops. Alcohol based analine dyes worked well, though be sure to use the lightest dillution possible first and work up to your needed tint.
You could also try a strong coffee or tea solution if you want safe and organic.

 

[user 52142]

I have had to tint ivory and celluloid plastic piano keys to match old yellowed key tops. Alcohol based analine dyes worked well, though be sure to use the lightest dillution possible first and work up to your needed tint.
You could also try a strong coffee or tea solution if you want safe and organic.

Thank you very much for the information

 

[nkbj]

This all gives me the idea of looking at surface reactive dyes such as are used for synthetic fabrics.