Used Fabricated Ivory

[J.D.]

I had ask about the Fabricated Ivory from Jantz Supply about a month ago, to use on a knife for a wedding present, I decided to use it, and see how it went. I really like the look of this material, it was a little difficult to drill without it splintering out on the back side, but it polished up real nice. I would not want to use it on a rough use knife, as it seems it would likely crack if it were dropped on a hard surface. The pics of the two knives can be seen over in the Knifemakers Galery. Thanks for all the info on this material.

 

[DanGraves]

When drilling pin holes, back the scale with dense wood scrap like maple and it wont splinter.

 

[J.D.]

Thanks Dan for the tip, I been using a pine scrap for backup, will try a dense wood instead, makes sense.