smooth ivory bone?

arizonaranchman

arizonaranchman

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Is this genuine ivory? I'm looking at a #85 in Smooth Ivory bone.

How is this material as far as durability in exposure to daily use? Pocket perspiration? Getting it wet during food prep, etc? Any issues with daily use with this material?

Thanks!
 
No, it is simply white bone. Perhaps treated/bleached to make it "as white as ivory" but bone none-the-less. I would imagine that it would react the same as any other bone in the situations you asked about.
 
No. Not Ivory. The bone is an Ivory color. Can't help you with your other questions since I don't own one.
 
Ivory is not bone, it's dentine, which is teeth and tusks (which are just modified teeth).

I don't know what GEC does to their "ivory bone" (bleach/dye/whatever), but any lightly or naturally colored bone will "age" over time and use. Bone is porous, which allows it to be dyed. In the case of bleached or untreated bone or lightly colored bone, it'll pick up oils and dirt from use and discolor.
 
Here is the same model with some wear and tear.

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akadave2 said:
Here is the same model with some wear and tear.

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Coping is a great secondary blade. Great combo!

I decided to go with an EO #85 in African Blackwood - a single speer blade with liner-lock. I only have one other folder in wood scales (an 85 in cocobolo) and must admit i like it. The blackwood seems like tough stuff from what I've seen here.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I learn something new EVERY day here I swear :)
 
Have a Tidioute 23 in the smooth ivory bone. Carry it in a sheath. It appears to have darkened to a creamy color and I try to be careful as it would show scratches and dings more than a darker or textured bone. But the feel is great and although it cannot match real ivory (nor does it cost as much) it is very attractive and brings positive comments whenever it comes out.

Tom
 
Back in the days when Nickel Silver was called "German Silver"
White bone like that was called "French Ivory"
:D
 
I always thought the references to French Ivory implied celluloid with striations? I have a few knives like that, anyway.
 
I have a #92 Eureka Jack with Ivory Bone covers and it is about to become my most carried knife.

I never thought it would edge out my beloved trappers but it is about to.
 
I love the looks of the smooth ivory bone, and I'm seriously contemplating picking up a linerlock 85 bullet end jack with it.
 
Great pictures guys. You have pretty much convinced me that my inbound #42 in ivory bone might be a nice choice.
 
In my experience the Smooth Ivory Bone ages more or less depending on how much you carry & use the knife.

In the first photo the small #25 on the right is a 2009 production model that has been carried very little - the bone has hardly "aged" at all.

The middle knife is a #56 produced in 2010 and carried a little more - and it has aged a little more.

The knife to the left - a #33 - is the newest of them all, being produced in 2011, but has been carried the most and has aged the most.

I included the middle photo of the Conductor (and White Owl), which was taken approximately a year and a half ago, to show how much it's aged in that amount of time.

(Sorry for the lousy, small top photo - new camera; taken indoors at night; and I'm pretty much a techno-challenged geezer anyway). ;)


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Edited to add another shot of the #25 & #33 taken earlier this year:

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That Conductor is a superb example, didn't know they had released one.
Another need.....
 
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