Mammoth ivory trio

[Alejanders]

Three pens from mammoth ivory.
White (from permafrost) and fossil (bog one).

I like fossil ivory. It is more constrast. But harder to work, it is MUCH brittle...

Nothing to add... Noble pens.

 

[rizaydog]

Very nice set of pens! Nice work.

 

[SDB777]

White is cool, but the fossil coloring kind of 'steals the show'! Very well turned!!!





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[edstreet]

Lets see your Schreger lines.

 

[Fishinbo]

These are classic and timeless pieces! Well done.

 

[Alejanders]

Lets see your Schreger lines.

You can see Schreger lines only on cross-cut.

 

[McBryde]

I bet that would be some cool stuff to work with, looks like it turns out nicely.

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[edstreet]

Lets see your Schreger lines.

You can see Schreger lines only on cross-cut.

Correct, end grain, figured there were 2 areas that was visible or even a cut off section. Figured I would ask and see as many do not know about Schreger lines.

 

[Alejanders]

I can show Schreger lines if you want. It is other piece of same tusk.

 

[edstreet]

Cant see them on that photo, I was mostly curious because I have noticed a few interesting things in the lines on various mammoth ivory that I have worked with in the past.

 

[Alejanders]

edstreet, there is my mammoth ivory random segment pen.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/mammoth-ivory-texture-guide-90558/

You may see various texture - Schregerlines, bar lines and so on.

 

[edstreet]

Most certainly see the Schreger lines on that one. Not sure if you are aware of it but that is how you tell if it's mammoth, elephant or what not.

 

[Alejanders]

Right, on such cuts you cannot tell if it mammoth or elephant (it may be determined only on cross-cut, on area next to bark layer). But it is mammoth ivory.

But brown areas is fossil ivory, i am not sure that it is possible to color elephant ivory to such color.