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I was gifted all of my pipes with "organic" accents, but would still love an albatross bone pipe.
Mammoth Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tooth, Hippo are legal in most states. ...and let's not forget Ooosic- Fossilized Walrus Penile Bone...
In 2016, there was a near total ban on Asian and African Elephant ivory in the US, but African Elephant Ivory can be used as a decoration on a pipe (or cue stick, or piano) under this very narrow exception- It must be Preban-1990 or older to begin with (I still have a pound or so from 1980 sitting in the shop) The problem is the documentation proving that the ivory is pre 1990....
Here's the link with the details- Ivory Ban Exceptions
Ivorite is considered a perfectly fine decoration on a hand made pipe- I'll let you guys argue what's "high-end". I greatly prefer Mammoth- it has a little more mellow tone and more character from the minerals- I use it a lot ....Here's one out of my shop..
In 2016, there was a near total ban on Asian and African Elephant ivory in the US, but African Elephant Ivory can be used as a decoration on a pipe (or cue stick, or piano) under this very narrow exception- It must be Preban-1990 or older to begin with (I still have a pound or so from 1980 sitting in the shop) The problem is the documentation proving that the ivory is pre 1990....
Here's the link with the details- Ivory Ban Exceptions
Ivorite is considered a perfectly fine decoration on a hand made pipe- I'll let you guys argue what's "high-end". I greatly prefer Mammoth- it has a little more mellow tone and more character from the minerals- I use it a lot ....Here's one out of my shop..
I take warren's point seriously, that if trim looks like something rare, it must be made clear if it is something other than it seems. On the other hand, I would honor a carver who makes it clear what the other material is and let's the buyer be the judge. If someone does a titanium band and identifies the material, or some specialized plastic or other off-brand material, that can be creative. The issue for me would be, are they up front about it? Let me see how it looks, and if I like it, find out how it wears and lasts, and I'll take the gamble. But let me know up front. If someone at a pipe show or club is "deceived," thinking it is one thing and not the other, unless they ask, I don't care.
On the websites of carvers that I have visited, they always list materials and dimensions of their pieces. SPC lists all of their artisan inventory's adornments in the description.
( For the anecdote, it seems that elephants are born more and more without their defenses or atrophied.
Because the poaching survivors are the ones who had small ones and therefore the only ones to reproduce ...
This is a problem because the defenses are useful for them to survive and feed themselves. )
Because the poaching survivors are the ones who had small ones and therefore the only ones to reproduce ...
This is a problem because the defenses are useful for them to survive and feed themselves.
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