Description
Crosscut Mammoth Ivory Hybrid Scales
Stabilized by Raffir®
Color: Natural white with black resin.
Size: .24" x 1.6" x 4.55"
These are professionally stabilized by Raffir® in Denmark who has decades of experience processing and stabilizing mammoth ivory. The hybrid scales/blocks are produced by Raffir® USA.
Listing is for one set of scales (2 pieces) as pictured. Please check the photos closely, this is the actual scales you will receive.
We cannot ship any mammoth ivory products to the following states: CA, HI, IL, NJ, NV, NY and Washington DC.
Please check your state laws before purchasing. Here is a link that may help:
https://www.aaps-journal.org/
https://kniferights.org/state-ivory-ban-summary/
Each of these pieces is cut off of a larger piece of mammoth tusk. The tusks are first stabilized with resin, then cut and then each individual piece is vacuum cast in resin again. This produces a more durable material, however, this also results in a thin clear coat of resin on the outside so each piece may require light surface sanding in order to remove the resin from the surface before attaching to a handle.
The photos in our listings are of the actual piece/pieces that you are purchasing so please look closely before buying.
These Fossils are genuine mammoth fossils. They date all the way back to the last ice age (10,000-40,000 BP). Needless to say, this rare material is in itself very special. For that reason it also makes unique products even more special. Occasionally, tusks, molars and bones are found from these iconic mammoths. All of the treatments stabilize the fossils with vacuum, high pressure and strong resins. These Fossils are commonly used for knife handle scales, pistol grips, jewelry, inlays, accessories and other precious objects.
Material properties and processing:
The fossils are not yet petrified. However they do contain natural minerals and are harder to work than non-fossil material. Raffir® Mammoth Ivory is the softest of the three. We recommend that you process it with normal tools for bone and horn. Our Raffir® Mammoth Bone is harder than the ivory. Yet, it is still processed with the same equipment. Finally, Raffir® Mammoth Molar is the hardest of the three because of its enamel layers. We recommend diamond tools for this. Alternatively, use tools for hard steel at low process speed if diamond tools are not available. We also recommend saturating the surface of all Raffir® Fossils with cyanoacrylics (Super Glue) after grinding followed by additional fine sanding and polishing for a smother and stronger result.
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