[Jewelry making - Article 00193] - Re: [Orchid] Endangered species materials

[Silverspotstudio]

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Hi all,

    Since this has become an "ivory" thread and nobody else has brought
    it up, I will: tagua nuts have become an increasingly popular
    substitute for ivory, and while you can't carve monumental things
    from them (without a lot of nuts, and glue), it seems that harvesting
    "ivory" from trees would be better than harvesting it from dead
    elephants. I'll weigh in with those who feel that as long as there is
    a market for real elephant ivory, regardless of its origin, there
    will always be poaching. Basically, nobody needs ivory badly enough
    to contribute to the decimation of a species, especially when there's
    other hard, white, carvable stuff available. 

    Has anybody here worked with tagua? I've got six tagua nuts in a box
    in the basement, but haven't tried anything with them yet. 

Cheers,

Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, OH
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