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266476 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2018‑09‑09 Re: Carving
Ed, Bill, and other galoots looking for ivory substitutes:

Doing a Bing search on “Elfloryn” turned up the source, in Germany:

https://www.elforyn.de/en/elforyn/ivory-grained/1621/elforyn-slabs

Also found negative comments on the product in relation to the inconsistency of
the “grained” version. (Nothing negative found regarding the un-grained
version.)
One negative comment complained that it failed to mimic real ivory when tested
with ultraviolet light! (So, it’s a failure for fakery?)

Much more interesting is it’s modulus of elasticity, which might have relevance
to its use as a guitar bridge.  I know NOTHING of guitars; does the material of
the bridge have any effect on sound?

In any case, I want to make the general comment that, once again, the Porch has
brought me a solution to a tool restoration / tool building need.  The knowledge
base here is amazing!

John Ruth
In Metuchen, NJ, where the memory of SuperStorm Sandy is still vivid.

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 9, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Bill Webber mailto:ol2lrus@v...">mailto:ol2lrus@v...>> wrote:

Ed,

Try contacting these people.

https://www.cuestik.com/store/product.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=191&ITEM_ID=6128

They show rectangular pieces but no pricing for it..

Bill W.
Nottingham, PA
Woodworkers visit me at http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/

On 9/9/2018 11:38 AM, Ed Minch wrote:
GGGG

Does any one have another idea for a piece of faux-ivory 1” X 6” X 3/8”

If you are on the East Coast, good luck this week, and stay dry.

Ed Minch




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