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I was curious if any makers here had experience repurposing ivory handles from old knives, such as cake knives, butter knives, and that sort of thing.
I recently picked up an old Sheffield cake knife and I would like to reuse the handle for a personal project. (Im going to try and make a little letter opener)
As a side question, how would you go about removing the handle? The knife has a hidden stick tang that appears to be round.
Thanks for reading!
*Disclaimer- I do understand that Ivory is a controlled material, and establishing provenance is my legal responsibility.
I recently picked up an old Sheffield cake knife and I would like to reuse the handle for a personal project. (Im going to try and make a little letter opener)
As a side question, how would you go about removing the handle? The knife has a hidden stick tang that appears to be round.

Thanks for reading!
*Disclaimer- I do understand that Ivory is a controlled material, and establishing provenance is my legal responsibility.
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