emtor Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Ivory nuts (tagua nuts) are the perfect substitute for ivory or antlers if you want to spice up your knifehandles. The inside of ivory nuts have an ivory-white color and takes well to polishing. The ivory nut is easily cut with a hacksaw blade and this is how it looks on the inside: Edited November 11, 2008 by emtor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascalou Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 For the eyesMonkey in progress. Netsuke by Sergey Osipov. .P.L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L. Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I've used corian with some success. Jim L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playinwitmetal Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 where can I get this at ( and how much)? That would make awesome inlays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkunkler Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 where can I get this at ( and how much)? That would make awesome inlays Plenty available on ebay. This will give you an idea of the size and price.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tagua-Nut-Carving-Dried-Uncut-4-Nuts-/160646406250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256745a06a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Boy- I haven't seen those for almost 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Most of the upscale woodworking places I've been to have had a box of tagua nuts in their specialty woods area. (places where you would go to buy ebony...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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