Finding some ivory

[jimmy82]

Wife wants to carve an Elephant into her next gun (almost done with her butterfly) and I thought it would be a cool idea to inlet a little piece of ivory for his tusk.

Anybody know were I might be able to get a little ivory?

Addendum: If anybody has any pics of Jaeger guns they are willing to post I would be grateful. I have a few ideas for how it is supposed to look but some fresh looks would be a big help.

 

[vern castle]

If you email me an address I will send you some.

vern

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[bingo1952]

Go here for ivory. http://www.elephantivorytusks.com/

 

[rabjr]

Nice of Vern to send ya some. :thumbsup:

For future reference, you can google or go to ebay and search Ivory, theres lots of older Mammoth Ivory in various condition that can be bought cheaper than Elephant Ivory. :thumbsup:

 

[jimmy82]

Cool thx, e-mail sent. Kept messing up so there is more then one lol.

 

[Black Hand]

Mammoth ivory and walrus Ivory are still legal. If the ivory was here before the ban (70s?) and can be proven, then OK.

I would go for the legal stuff OR use a piece of bone, antler or tagua nut ivory......

 

[bioprof]

I think you can buy old used piano keys that are made of ivory that are suitable for inlays.

 

[Otter]

Aren't elk (& deer etc) teeth ivory? Most of us have thrown a bunch of ivory away, if so.

 

[Allan Gray]

Google "pool cue making supplies"

I bought some small elephant ivory pieces from cuesmith.com that were perfect for inlays, about 1/8" thick, 1-1/4"x5".

It's sold by weight, and it's not cheap...but worth it, IMHO.

Mammoth ivory is another way to go, but also pricey.

 

[Birdman]

there is a nut out there that looks identical to the eye to ivory, I believe its called a Tagua nut(sp?). if ya may want to go a little on the enviormental side a things. Seen a couple things carved from the stuff n it can pass the test looks wise no problem. try googleing it up, ought to find a site or two

 

[Allan Gray]

P.S.

Here's a link to some photos of a Jaeger I built. The star inlay is from ebony and the ivory I mentioned. There is another heart shaped ivory inlay under the forestock. (not shown)
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/217035/fromsearch/1/tp/1/

 

[rkmeyer]

You can get Tauga nuts from Woodcraft Supply. The stuff works well with all woodworking tools.
Dusty

 

[44-henry]

Those nuts have voids in the center which might cause some problems if you need a good size chunk, there are some very good substitutes out there now also.

 

[jimmy82]

Cool, thanks for all the leads.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Lots of ivory piano keys on ebay.