[Jewelry making - Article 00391] - Re: [Orchid] Carving Ivory

[Teri Davis]

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    Excellent thank you. I can only add that I carry my work on a small
    dop stick as my disability lends to uncontrolled muscle spasms and
    well I like my fingers my smallest dop is sawn from a 1 inch dowel 4
    inches long and my portable dop wax is a beeswax mixture I bought
    from a beekeeper after explaining what I wanted it for he gave me a
    wax that holds very well. (I cannot risk pitch in and around my
    showcats the bite the dop wax once because it smells like honey then
    never again lol) my largest dop so far is cut from a mail box post
    hehehe 2 inches square. I will be making new dops for sure as I need
    them. so far all of my ivory and shell carvings ahve been done with
    these two dops. 

    Oh and I hae a source for legal ivory Google Boone Trading Company I
    have bought materials from them before and they do have some
    reference books as well. 

Teri
America's Only cameo Artist
www.cameoartist.com

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