how to finish simulated ivory from guitarpartsandmore

[Joe S.]

Very nice, Eskimo. Thanks Mr. Cary.

[whiterabbit]

I bought a set of both low grade and high grade. Mostly because I goofed in the reading comprehension part and clicked fast through to my order, then realized a week later I needed the +S!

So I have both, and I can’t really tell the difference between them.

I’ll try to take pictures when I can and upload for you guys to see.

[needsmostuff]

O yes, close up pictures if you please.
Very interested in this material and results.
Thanks.

[awp101]

Aug 27, 2019 14:29:07 GMT -5 whiterabbit said:

I bought a set of both low grade and high grade. Mostly because I goofed in the reading comprehension part and clicked fast through to my order, then realized a week later I needed the +S!

So I have both, and I can’t really tell the difference between them.

I’ll try to take pictures when I can and upload for you guys to see.

The website says:

The end grain on Resin-Ivory™ shows a swirl pattern whereas Resin-Ivory+S™ shows the end grain feature of real ivory with the Shreger lines - hence the "+S" designation. The Shreger lines form a herringbone or diamond patterning in real ivory and our Resin-Ivory+S™ has this same grain feature.

It sounds like you should be able to see a difference in the ends of the pieces.

When I was reading the descriptions I got the impression that if the ends weren't going to be seen, there's really no reason to go with the +S.

[caryc]

Here's the end grain on the +S. It's the best I could do with my camera. That end grain shows a lot better once it's been polished as the piece in the picture was.

[whiterabbit]

I tried to take some pictures but it didn't show so well. I need to try again, and I apologize for not having the time to do it.

On my pieces, the end grain is indistinguishable between +S and regular. But the sides look totally different, with the +S looking more uni-directional like bone, wood or other natural material The regular is not so well banded, like the way cheap home depot lumber looks.

[whiterabbit]

OK, I took my poor photos and adjusted the gamma on them, hopefully that makes the grain pop enough to see what is going on?

[rWt]

How does this ivory substitute compare with the old Westinghouse ivory micarta?

[lefty2guns]

I bought some of that a year or more ago. One piece is cut at an angle.