Baba Rumraisin

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'm going to try it and see where it goes before I apply it to any necks I sell. Its fairly accessible where I shop for some supplies so it would be handy. You don't think it'd stand up to a lot of string bending or whammy bar? I'll put one on my kids guitar and that'll tell.

www.mlcampbell.com

They supply lacquer and stuff to Canadian outlets and have a page to find a nearby supplier.

Why don't you just use bone? It's easy enough to come by and pretty cheap.

I have used bone, of course, and corian and all, its just that I picked up a few samples of Tagua and it's such a nice white material and good looking I'd like to use it. I was simply wondering if anyone had experience with it.

It sure does look like ivory.

If no one has used it here I'll post an update as to how it looks and etc.

Has anyone used Tagua nuts, or vegetable ivory, for use as a string nut in their neck constructions? If so, how did it turn out? Was it hard enough? Any scrimshaw artists or woodburners here who've used it.