ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Has anyone ever used vegetable ivory from Tagua nuts to do inlays?I saw those in Lee Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I have never used it. I think synthetic ivory is a better color, equally as cheap, and far easier to work. Tagua nut will only give you a small size to work with. It's used primarily to simulate ivory, which can be done in a number of ways. I don't use real ivory. There are a number of artists that do. I do use fossil ivory on occaision, but I am finding less and less of a need for it. It's supposed to work like ivory. I have seen a lot of carvings done with it. I do have raw tagua nut in the shop, but withthe prep needed to make blanks it's not worth it to me. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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