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Offline Blaflair2

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Vegitable ivory?
« on: October 30, 2013, 11:01:36 pm »
Anyone ever use this for nocks? It's a nut from South America I believe. It's super hard. Anyone ever tried?
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Vegitable ivory?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2013, 11:10:13 pm »
Tauga nuts are probably what you are thinking of.  I'd try it, at the least, it's gonna be pretty!
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Vegitable ivory?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2013, 11:20:45 pm »
A guy at work gave me one he's had for 20 yrs. it's hard as a rock
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Offline PatM

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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2013, 11:23:11 pm »
African in origin and usually harvested from elephant dung. ;) Or so I've heard. It does actually seem to be from South America but stuff gets planted wherever it will grow. I've seen it used but keep in mind it is a nut so it has somewhat of an oily/waxy texture. People mention having to clean the gluing surface well with solvent
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Offline Weylin

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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2013, 11:51:31 pm »
Ask Lemos. He was playing around with some last time I saw him.
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Offline Lemos

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2013, 12:36:32 am »
There's several type of ivory nuts out there, and Pat's right they can be oily I've played with three varietys and all needed lots of acetone before they'd adhere to anything. This ones a Caroline palm nut although the shop I bought it from had it labeled a pisauq nut(spel.) it's on my recently finished osage bow
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Offline Weylin

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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2013, 01:29:48 am »
Woah! that's a trip. lets see some more pics. is that the one you got shooting at the stick and sage?
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Vegitable ivory?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2013, 02:20:17 am »
Nice nock!
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Offline Lemos

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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2013, 02:24:19 am »
Yup. Same one. I'm not satisfied with the handle wrap and I definitely need to refine my finishing technique ,but she shoots nice and I'm having fun with it when I can.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Vegitable ivory?
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2013, 02:36:06 am »
Very nice. These are just a creamy brown.
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Offline adb

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Re: Vegitable ivory?
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2013, 11:29:12 am »
Wood turners use those nuts a lot. It works just like wood it's so hard.
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Offline Lemos

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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2013, 02:40:14 pm »
Most of the nuts I have seen are a pale creamy white or a light brown I have a couple that even have shade of green to them. I have seen where they can be died different colors but I'm not sure how that's accomplished
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