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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
Hello Hotspur,
I tried the hot needle on ivory, bone and some sort of fake ivory and NONE of them was affected in any way. So I can say this is definitely a more anecdotal than a working and reliable test.
Second, when polishing bone and ivory, I noticed they smell very similarly, like the dentist drilling a tooth, so the smell test can also be very misleading.
So I believe the most reliable way to identify ivory is by examining its structure under a magnifying glass.
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I was thinking about some different materials, you are quite correct. Call it a brain cramp.
I did recently scrape some material and torched the bits and it did smell like a visit to the dentist. That was on a painted ray handle.
Cheers
GC