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potential slide or nut material

Posted by Doug Krantz on November 21, 2019 at 8:34pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Has anyone looked into using Tagua nut for slides or nuts,

here`s a description,  Tagua nuts are small (roughly 2″ long) seeds from palm trees in the Phytelephas genus. Beneath the thin, brown, flaky skin of the nuts lies a stark white tissue that closely resembles animal ivory: hence Tagua nuts are sometimes referred to as palm ivory

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  • Jerry Jordan November 25, 2019 at 4:21pm

    "poor man's Ivory"...

  • Jerry Jordan November 25, 2019 at 4:20pm

    I was late finding out about this stuff., They sell whole nuts or slices.,.,I have seen CBG nuts n saddles made from it, ..   I have seen a few big enough for a ring slide or a stubby slide.,.,  I say have at it.,.,

  • Burt Philbrick November 23, 2019 at 12:38am

    I think Randy Bretz - Mojoboneworks has. I know he was carving tagua nut not long ago but I don't recall what for.

  • BrianQ. November 22, 2019 at 1:10pm

    I haven’t seen one big enough, they’ve been making buttons for shirts with those forever though? 

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