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Re: [Orchid] Adheisives for ivory products  
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From: Ron Charlotte
Date: Thu Feb 02 23:56:55 2006
 
     
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>     I am an ivory carver making jewelry and am trying to find a
>     dependable adhesive for ataching findings. i have worked with
>     super glues but have had a couple failures. The glue semed to break
>     free of the ivory. does any one have any sugestions as to a glue
>     that will hold to mammoth ivory and metals. 

    You will probably have to try some of the lapidary grade epoxies,
    the slow curing types. Even fossil skeletal material has enough of a
    fat content to make adhesive bonding a little dicey. You could also
    try techniques like a split pin like those used for setting half
    drilled beads. I've tended to avoid relying on adhesives with bone
    and dentine because it can be tricky. 

Ron Charlotte -- Gainesville, FL
ronch2 AT bellsouth.net OR afn03234 AT afn.org

 
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