Ivory Limb Tips

[dcmeckel]

I was given some ivory, and thought I would like to use it as a limb tip.Any thoughts as to why this should not be done?If it's o.k.to do,is there any special treatment for the ivory before gluing it up with smooth-on?

[rainman]

Should make great tips.  How old is the Ivory?  I have used it for pens and sometimes it will crack if to fresh or thin.  Use Superglue to attach it.

[dcmeckel]

The ivory is pretty darn old,the man who gave it to me got it during WW-2.Super glue and not smooth-on?Any particular reason?

[rainman]

should'nt need to use smooth-on I glue all my tips on with Ca glue.

[b.glass]

I use CA also. That ivory should look very cool.

[Lee Robinson .]

I purchased some mammoth ivory a few months ago to put on some "special" bows. Just put some on a bow last week. I used a thin strip over some phenolic...and where the string actually rests I filed through the ivory so the string is actually resting on the underlying phenolic overlay. I didn't want the ivory to carry any load and possibly crack. It is much ivory, but it is there...and it is estimated to be 10,000-50,000 years old.

I used CA gel.

[eflanders]

Ivory has been successfully used for overlays by bowyers for years.  Since the advent of CA glue, it is far easier to attach than before.