This is truly beautiful! !!!!!!!
But, I am having trouble seeing the tusk in this pen. I am familiar with the make up of a mammoth tusk and I do not see a typical tusk structure here. Is this petrified tusk with other material? A mammoth tusk grows similar to a tree in that it has layers of material. If a tusk was cut one could see the rings, but they are very close together.
I am not doubting that it is made of tusk, I am just confused.
Also, at least in the experience I have had, tusk in general is very sweet to turn so I assume that this is petrified?? I have worked with both mammoth and walrus tusk in the past.
It is a very beautiful pen I just wish you could give us some history as to where this piece of material came from etc..
I have not been on the site much lately so maybe you explained this already in an earlier post.
Alice