[Jewelry making - Article 00132] - Re: [Orchid] Carving fossil ivory

[Suzy3D]

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>      I've never heard of bamboo as a polishing compound.   

    I should have been more clear about using bamboo to polish fossil
    ivory. I have a friend who uses this technique to polish jade also.
    (I can't get it to work on jade) Pick up some bamboo chopsticks at
    your local chinese restaurant, then shape them as needed into picks,
    rounded ends, curves, etc and sand them smooth. You're basically
    going to use them to burnish the ivory. It takes plenty of hand
    strength, but gives a nice glossy finish to fossil ivory. 

Karen
working in film, while the Colorado jewelry market is in a slump


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