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I have a new set of elephant ivory grips coming for a pistol that will become my everyday carry. Is there any way to speed up the aging or darkening of the ivory so the grips will not be bright white? I know many people but their elk ivory in a can of snuff to obtain an aged look. Thanks, Tommy C. | ||
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A friend of mine used to do allot of scrimshawing and he would soak ivory in strong tea or coffee to age it. | |||
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tea, coffee, or boiled chewing tabacco... the makers use a torch, but i wouldn't jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Skoal Straight long cut is some Good Stuff! | |||
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I have heard this is the old standby. I also heard it works better than tea. Something else is in this mix though, and I can't remember right now, but it was not using water as the solvent. I have also heard of use of something real similar to shoe polish thinned down. I don't think pre-matured ivory looks the same I have seen none that really matches old ivory, just gets close and excellerates the aging. Of the aged grips I have seen chewing tobacco looked the best. I agree with Jeff I don't like the burned look. What to soak the tobbaco in is bugging me though, glycerin maybe? It was something that doesn't damage the ivory but is more readily absorbed, I am pretty sure it wasn't alcohal as that dries out the ivory....Hmmm that will bug me tonight. | |||
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You might also try some really thinned out linseed oil with a tad of gold/brown dye in it. | |||
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Oil. Hmmm, no it was not linseed. The reason I am thinking glycerin is I have something to do with skin, and hair stuff in my head, and ivory is tissue and similar. Damn must be either my job or alzheimer disease setting in. | |||
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Okay...so rub some brown Grecian Formula on it... Or better yet...some sunless tanning cream! | |||
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Baby oil is what we use for rejunevating walrus and narwhal ivory so maybe just add a few dregs from a spitoon .......! ~Arctic~ A stranger is a friend we haven't met | |||
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