[Jewelry making - Article 00257] - Re: [Orchid] Carving fossil ivory

[Margaret Malm]

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>         I've never heard of bamboo as a polishing compound. Bamboo is
>     technically a grass, and grasses have tiny bits of silica
>     (phytoliths) in their tissues.  Maybe it's this fine abrasive that
>     lets the bamboo burnish the ivory. Tas 

    And a piece of a bamboo kabob skewer carved into just the right
    shape & chucked in yourr dremel (etc.), with a little rouge on it,
    works well for polishing little nooks and crannies that are otherwise
    really hard to get into. 

Margaret


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